“In my opinion, he's been the most consistent bat in the lineup. He's got a great approach and a great swing.”
Aaron Nieckula
“No question it's big to have his bat in the lineup. He's working his way back and has been the designated hitter for a while, and he's about a week or so from getting back into the field.”
Greg Kaatz
“We've been swinging the bats well up and down the lineup. Everyone's been contributing. We're coming up with some big two-out hits, and it's someone new every ball game. And that's the way you generate some offense and score some runs.”
Bob Todd
“That's a very nice three-four punch (in the lineup). You've got one (batting) from the left and one from the right.”
Jim Leyland
“We don't seem to do that on a consistent basis. It's not one part of the lineup, it's a different person every time. [We need] the consistency of getting the two out hit or the hit with the runner on second or third. Until we can do that we'll have 2-1 or 1-1 weekends.”
Karen Johns
“Their bats are starting to warm up. They usually have a lineup that has some pop in it.”
Tom Ford
“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
