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BILLY MURRAY You surprise yourself on some balls off the bat. You don't think you have a chance to catch it. ...
MIKE TROUT All their backline was off-side, they'd be over the advantage line and just stayed there and it null...
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MATT BOWMAN We got off to a great start with our speed against their strength. This was totally different from l...
NATE WILLIAMS That was his best outing. He threw four pitches for strikes and he pounded the strike zone.
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JASON HORNE He threw a first-pitch fastball. I was looking for it, just wanted to start us off on a rally.
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AARON FINCH It was a great meet. Things got off to a great start with [shot putter] Adam Nelson and they just ke...
CRAIG MASBACK He was around the plate, curve ball was working good ... kept them off. He had one bad pitch I can t...
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NORM ROBERTS He wasn't getting pitches that I think he thought were strikes, and sometimes he'll let that get to ...
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ADAM D'ANGELO He's always been a great on-ball defender. Sometimes he's a little lackluster off the ball. We're ju...
DEAN VANDER PLAS I kept on trying all the way and couldn't get close enough. And the greens are very tricky to read. ...
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MIKE ALLISON His tempo was excellent, he kept hitters off balance with all three of his pitches, and he worked th...
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Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
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WENDY NOLAN We talked about getting off to a good start in the second half, and we did. We kept our composure la...
AARON CHRISTIAN Tanaka's our only true ball handler and he never came off the floor. They kept throwing different gu...
KRAIG CLIFTON The ball was tailing away from me a little bit. I had to turn on the jets there at the end, and then...
CORY KRUPP They should get better and better. When you get off to the start they've had, especially with the yo...
BOB MELVIN It just goes to show you that not anyone can make it, but it's definitely worth a try. It's tough wo...
CARL RAGASA It is a challenge when you only have three defensemen and sometimes they have to play both ways. The...
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PAUL PIERCE I expect to use Brittany more than people think. She's got a different speed than what Jenn does and...
DON NOORDA I think it started with our defense and getting open shots. We shared the ball well and when you sta...
DONALD COPELAND My hat's off to Perry. They came over here and they got it done. They hit the ball all over the park...
JEFF BAILEY [The physical play] threw us off our game a little bit, but it went both ways.
MATT FLETCHER He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. . . . But at the same tim...
BRUCE BOCHY Cromwell spreads you out and they air it out. They run a lot of timing routes and their receivers ha...
PAT SCELZA Our guys are hurting because they just played their rear ends off. But it's baseball. Sometimes you ...
JOE HUBBARD We hadn't played for a while. We got off to a slow start but our defense created some turnovers in t...
CURTIS HAGGINS They're the type of team that when they start getting guys on, it just gets everybody going. That's ...
JOE BOROWSKI It wasn't a blowout, but it was their game right from the start. We have just got to start swinging ...
JEFF ZICKAFOOSE They gave us a couple of different looks that we really didn't prepare for, so it threw off our timi...
JABAR GAFFNEY It didn't feel good, so that's a little scary. A groin muscle can last who knows how many days. He's...
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JUSTIN VERLANDER They threw everything at us. When you get two goals off set pieces, those are tough to defend, espec...
RUI FARIAS Being over a point down and in fourth after the first rotation definitely wasn't a good start. But w...
MARK SONTAG We hit the ball real well and had some good quality at-bats. We got off to a nice start and made it ...
JOE HUGHES I just had command of three pitches. My secondary pitches, like the curveball and change-up, I threw...
ERIK BEDARD Off the bat, everything started real well so we just built off that. And defense like we had, we did...
DANE MASON We just didn't hit the ball. This was really the first good pitcher we've seen, and my hat is off to...
KALEM NORTON You can strike out at people ,Strike off your business but you can not STRIKE down someones dreams b...
BLUENSCOTTISH You can see it on their face, first you see a smile and then you see the worries of the world roll o...
KATHIE COLE I was just getting the ball up. It seems like we were playing guys one place in the outfield, and th...
BARRY ZITO Maybe it was control in the strike zone today, ... I left a lot of balls over the plate and they did...
MATT CLEMENT Dom and Joe are both off to a great start. I expect both to be seeded No. 1 in their weight class.
TIM CRAWFORD![]()
For anyone who's had a transition in their life - heading off to college, parents sending their ...
LEE UNKRICH I hope we can take advantage of our speed. We also had a very good summer off-season turnout.
MARK MAZZON Due to the damage on the vehicle, off the bat, we can tell excessive speed was a factor.
JAVIER SAMBRANO I felt good yesterday, ... I didn't feel so good today, but that's part of baseball and you have to ...
JOE KENNEDY They give you pitches to hit. It's just a matter of hitting that pitch as opposed to fouling it off ...
NATE SCHIERHOLTZ Beth moved the ball around and kept hitters off their toes. She's pitched very well this season and ...
TINA DEESE They tried to box-and-1 (defend) Alex right off the start, and we ran him off some screens and gave ...
AL GRAVES I think our defense really threw them off because we got in their head with a lot of pressure and a ...
COLIN WATSON We got off to an early start and withstood their little comeback.
SHIRLEY EGNER We pressured the ball real well and kept it down on their end, and (we) moved off the ball real well...
JOE FAVERO
DALE CUTSFORTH We didn't capitalize on our opportunities. A lot of their stuff was just off-speed. They weren't ove...
DAVID CASH In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes, ... Nevada Newsm...
OSCAR GOODMAN I thought both of our pitchers did a great job. They moved the ball around and kept their hitters of...
DANA FIEDLER Kline threw the ball over the plate (54 strikes out of 78 pitches) and made them hit it. He kept it ...
BOB THOMAS We had a pitch count and we felt Eddie was getting a little tired there. I think he walked three bat...
JASON BRANDT Tyler placed the ball well and he has wicked off-speed pitches and that is what fooled the batters, ...
MITCH HUGHES The guys have been looking forward to conference play. Every weekend is going to be tough and this w...
JEFF SCHEXNAIDER What was big was Kenny Lofton getting that triple to start it off. To a pitcher, that's big because ...
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA Once he settled in, he really did a nice job keeping Taft off balance. They're a really good fastbal...
DALE CUTSFORTH We know they can hit the ball. Phillip (Watson) does a good job keeping you off balance. He actually...
JOE CARUSO Beth threw a controlled game today, which allowed for those 10 strikeouts. She found the corner and ...
TINA DEESE The coach called a blitz, I believe. I didn't hear it, though. I needed to take some speed off of (O...
CLINT INGRAM Their starting pitcher had two really tough pitches. His fastball was moving all over the place, and...
DANNY DIAZ He's got good off-speed pitches. When he throws them for strikes, which he was doing, he's tough to ...
STAN MCKEEVER Those guys hit so well with two strikes. We were throwing pitches five inches off the plate and they...
CHANCE WHEELESS
That's why it's so important to have that gap between your fastball and off-speed pitches: t... JAKE ARRIETA If you can get away with it, go for it. We were short-cutting a lot of times and our guys were comin...
MIKE DUNLEAVY We've been practicing against (their speed). They can either come off the ball quick or they will co...
ALEX LINNENKOHL Kline pitched well. He threw the ball over the plate and only walked two batters. I haven't checked ...
BOB THOMAS Kenny was outstanding; he was throwing three pitches for strikes and kept Central off balance. I was...
FRED BENCRISCUTTO Paint Valley is a very scrappy team. We tried to dig up their hard hits, but they threw some off-spe...
LORI DRESBACH He usually throws strikes, so when he threw only one strike in his four pitches something was off. T...
MIKE GETKIN It's much different the way the ball comes off the bat. The ball doesn't jump as quickly off the woo...
BILLY MURRAY You surprise yourself on some balls off the bat. You don't think you have a chance to catch it. ...
MIKE TROUT All their backline was off-side, they'd be over the advantage line and just stayed there and it null...
BOB COOK He hits his spots all game. He kept us off-balance because he had a good 12-6 curveball and a slider...
MATT BOWMAN We got off to a great start with our speed against their strength. This was totally different from l...
NATE WILLIAMS That was his best outing. He threw four pitches for strikes and he pounded the strike zone.
JIM TRACY When you get to the playoffs, you'll win it with pitching, defense and timely hitting. That was a go...
JASON HORNE He threw a first-pitch fastball. I was looking for it, just wanted to start us off on a rally.
COREY ROSS Their linemen have great technique. Their defensive linemen get off the ball well. Their primary bac...
AARON FINCH It was a great meet. Things got off to a great start with [shot putter] Adam Nelson and they just ke...
CRAIG MASBACK He was around the plate, curve ball was working good ... kept them off. He had one bad pitch I can t...
SKIP CARR He's off to a great start at bat and on the field.
BOB POOLE I think the pitch is getting better for batting, it's a bit two paced and balls are coming off the b...
FIDEL EDWARDS Their pitcher did a great job. He kept the ball down, moved it in and out and generally kept us off-...
MARK FOULKES A chignon is an elegant twist on the ponytail and perfect for formal occasions. But it's also an eas...
DANTE PRONIO
I am an arm hitter. When you snap the bat with your wrists just as you meet the ball, you give the b... ZACK WHEAT I told the guys it was like getting a monkey, and then I said a gorilla off our back.
NORM ROBERTS He wasn't getting pitches that I think he thought were strikes, and sometimes he'll let that get to ...
BOOMER WALKER They had kept us off when we were hitting the ball up but not hitting it out. The kids were getting ...
APRIL STARY Defensively they threw some things at us that we anticipated, and on a smaller field, with our speed...
HANS KLEINSCHMIDT Landon pitched well. They were struggling with his off-speed stuff and he kept them off balance, and...
JASON BRADBURY We just turned the ball over. South Bend, once they started rolling their offense took off. We were ...
LARRY MOORE For that period, a matter of just over 24 hours, we are appealing to people to please put off their ...
EBRAHIM RASOOL He is brilliant in terms of velocity and control and he has good off-speed pitches too. Only one of ...
HIDEKI MATSUI We have to start laying off some pitches. We were swinging at pitches that were way out of the strik...
MICHELE CAHILL We started off by inviting our friends to use Quora, and then they invited their friends, and it jus...
ADAM D'ANGELO He's always been a great on-ball defender. Sometimes he's a little lackluster off the ball. We're ju...
DEAN VANDER PLAS I kept on trying all the way and couldn't get close enough. And the greens are very tricky to read. ...
HENRIK STENSON It was a pretty intense moment. I thought for sure it was broken. I went over to the mound to look a...
BRANDON INGE It helps to get good pitching, and Reid gave that to us today. I think he took the pressure off the ...
MIKE ALLISON His tempo was excellent, he kept hitters off balance with all three of his pitches, and he worked th...
JASON MACKEY We got off to a dreadful start with the wicked deflection for their first goal,
TONY MOWBRAY
We got off to a rough start up there and we had to get off to a good start. We got a lead kept our l... JASON KIDD
Start off everyday with a simple smile and get it over with. W. C. FIELDS
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with. W. C. FIELDS We were preoccupied with a couple of their players that we were worried about. We tried to stick wit...
WENDY NOLAN We talked about getting off to a good start in the second half, and we did. We kept our composure la...
AARON CHRISTIAN Tanaka's our only true ball handler and he never came off the floor. They kept throwing different gu...
KRAIG CLIFTON The ball was tailing away from me a little bit. I had to turn on the jets there at the end, and then...
CORY KRUPP They should get better and better. When you get off to the start they've had, especially with the yo...
BOB MELVIN It just goes to show you that not anyone can make it, but it's definitely worth a try. It's tough wo...
CARL RAGASA It is a challenge when you only have three defensemen and sometimes they have to play both ways. The...
SAL FOLLO
We played well. They got off to a slow start and we got the lead. When a team is struggling you almo... PAUL PIERCE I expect to use Brittany more than people think. She's got a different speed than what Jenn does and...
DON NOORDA I think it started with our defense and getting open shots. We shared the ball well and when you sta...
DONALD COPELAND My hat's off to Perry. They came over here and they got it done. They hit the ball all over the park...
JEFF BAILEY [The physical play] threw us off our game a little bit, but it went both ways.
MATT FLETCHER He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. . . . But at the same tim...
BRUCE BOCHY Cromwell spreads you out and they air it out. They run a lot of timing routes and their receivers ha...
PAT SCELZA Our guys are hurting because they just played their rear ends off. But it's baseball. Sometimes you ...
JOE HUBBARD We hadn't played for a while. We got off to a slow start but our defense created some turnovers in t...
CURTIS HAGGINS They're the type of team that when they start getting guys on, it just gets everybody going. That's ...
JOE BOROWSKI It wasn't a blowout, but it was their game right from the start. We have just got to start swinging ...
JEFF ZICKAFOOSE They gave us a couple of different looks that we really didn't prepare for, so it threw off our timi...
JABAR GAFFNEY It didn't feel good, so that's a little scary. A groin muscle can last who knows how many days. He's...
RON GARDENHIRE
That's the way I pitched all last year, using the off-speed to set it up a little bit more. I felt l... JUSTIN VERLANDER They threw everything at us. When you get two goals off set pieces, those are tough to defend, espec...
RUI FARIAS Being over a point down and in fourth after the first rotation definitely wasn't a good start. But w...
MARK SONTAG We hit the ball real well and had some good quality at-bats. We got off to a nice start and made it ...
JOE HUGHES I just had command of three pitches. My secondary pitches, like the curveball and change-up, I threw...
ERIK BEDARD Off the bat, everything started real well so we just built off that. And defense like we had, we did...
DANE MASON We just didn't hit the ball. This was really the first good pitcher we've seen, and my hat is off to...
KALEM NORTON You can strike out at people ,Strike off your business but you can not STRIKE down someones dreams b...
BLUENSCOTTISH You can see it on their face, first you see a smile and then you see the worries of the world roll o...
KATHIE COLE I was just getting the ball up. It seems like we were playing guys one place in the outfield, and th...
BARRY ZITO Maybe it was control in the strike zone today, ... I left a lot of balls over the plate and they did...
MATT CLEMENT Dom and Joe are both off to a great start. I expect both to be seeded No. 1 in their weight class.
TIM CRAWFORD
For anyone who's had a transition in their life - heading off to college, parents sending their ... LEE UNKRICH I hope we can take advantage of our speed. We also had a very good summer off-season turnout.
MARK MAZZON Due to the damage on the vehicle, off the bat, we can tell excessive speed was a factor.
JAVIER SAMBRANO I felt good yesterday, ... I didn't feel so good today, but that's part of baseball and you have to ...
JOE KENNEDY They give you pitches to hit. It's just a matter of hitting that pitch as opposed to fouling it off ...
NATE SCHIERHOLTZ Beth moved the ball around and kept hitters off their toes. She's pitched very well this season and ...
TINA DEESE They tried to box-and-1 (defend) Alex right off the start, and we ran him off some screens and gave ...
AL GRAVES I think our defense really threw them off because we got in their head with a lot of pressure and a ...
COLIN WATSON We got off to an early start and withstood their little comeback.
SHIRLEY EGNER We pressured the ball real well and kept it down on their end, and (we) moved off the ball real well...
JOE FAVERO
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