“They were actually going to hit on the field, but now they'll go down and hit in the cage, ... [General manager] Theo [Epstein] asked me a few days ago if I had a problem, and I actually thought it was great. I had met Ellsbury, but [I] had not met Lowrie.”
Terry Francona
“I've been hitting in a cage since December, but we'll see once I get out in the field and see some live pitching (on) how I'm doing. I got into some bad habits late last season so I was just trying to get back to where I was.”
Lyle Overbay
“I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, "I'm in here when you're walking around like that?"”
Robin Williams
“I think we'll be a good hitting team. We've looked good in the cages, anyway. Our pitching is OK, too. But we have to play better defense.”
Jeff Boyer
“You can't beat it. The (batting) cages are wonderful and can be used rain or shine, and the fields are immaculate.”
Mario Garza
“Practicing in a gym doesn't get it. And you can only go out and hit in a cage so much. You need repetitions on the field. That's what we're missing.”
Tu'u Seva'aetasi
“We felt like we were caged in on those fields. We are built on speed and athleticism, and on the bigger field, we were able to take advantage of those skills.”
Ron Filipkowski
