“I was going to go up hacking, ... Pitcher on deck. Two outs. He can start throwing his dirtiest stuff up there. So I was definitely hacking.”
Brian McCann
“Our pitchers did an excellent job of throwing strikes and getting outs when we needed them.”
Jared Ingersol
“It is very comforting for our pitchers to know that the pitches they throw for outs - they'll get outs. We've been getting some above-average defensive play out there, and the success of our pitching goes hand in hand with the success of our defense.”
Ed Mathey
“Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone”
Andre Gide
“Sometimes you use your best pitcher in the seventh or eighth. Sometimes those are the biggest outs of the game.”
Jerry Narron
“That's the kind of pitcher he is. We were buying outs at that point in the game, and he bought them all.”
Tony La Russa
“He's throwing the ball good, you can tell. He got two quick outs, and then went 0-2 on Kenny [Lofton].”
Dusty Baker
