“We couldn't get the big hit when we had to. I can't tell you why. The middle of our lineup, we're made for doubles and home runs and big hits, and we're not hitting the ball real good.”
Charlie Manuel
“We finally broke out our hitting shoes. The middle-of-the-lineup guys hit well.”
Brian Gouin
“When you come in and you sit down at your desk and try to structure the middle of your lineup, that's a fairly daunting task.”
Jim Tracy
“We never gave up. When you have this much hitting in the lineup and guys that can swing the bat, we're not giving at-bats away. We're battling our butts off, and we've shown we can score five, six runs in an inning. There's no reason to drop your head and give up.”
Ryan Freel
“We definitely need those guys to hit, that's the middle of the lineup. We need our middle guys to start banging the runs around.”
Ron Gardenhire
“When you talk about Haf, he's a guy who's in the middle of the lineup, he's one of the better hitters in the league, he's going to be pitched tough, ... He does a good job of handling all that. Travis is headstrong. He's a competitor.”
Eric Wedge
“When the No. 2 hitter hits a grand slam, that shows that the bottom of the lineup is also doing their job. We're getting production from the bottom of the order as well as the top.”
Stan Hyman
