Mike Piazza
Related I always swing at bad pitches, ... But lately I was swinging at even worse ones. VLADIMIR GUERRERO Vladimir hits the ball as hard as anyone in the league. He swings and hits bad pitches. He sees so m... JAVY LOPEZ I think our kids started going after some bad pitches. And some of the kids didn't swing at (good) p... BOB COOLEN I thought we played better in the second game. We just had a horrible approach in the first game. We... JEFF STRATTON We just weren't having good at-bats against him. We were trying to lift balls and over-swinging, tak... DON WERNER She was phenomenal. She pitched a great game. I think it was well-coached. They seemed to know our w... HOLLIE WOODARD He has confidence in making his pitches now. He wasn't the only one frustrated in Vegas. I was frust... DIONER NAVARRO He threw the ball fine. We were swinging at some bad pitches and watched some good ones go bye. That... RICK CALLOWAY I just get in there and swung the bat. You're not taking pitches. Just swing it and see what happens... DREW MARTIN I was swinging to swing the bat, like he (assistant coach Alex Marconi) said. I want to swing at the... BRAD MILLER If the guys around him are swinging the bat well, he's naturally going to get better pitches to hit.... HAL MCRAE We have to work on our plate discipline and look for the best pitches to hit. Sometimes some of the ... BOBBY RODRIGUEZ I think it probably seemed like I was anxious because I was swinging at bad pitches. I was thinking ... VLADIMIR GUERRERO It means a lot to do it at home. I really wanted to do it here for the fans. I never had a doubt tha... VLADIMIR GUERRERO Offensively, I am a little disappointed in how we've been swinging the bat this weekend. Fortunately... JOE HUDAK We swung at way too many bad pitches in both games. We need stronger fundamentals at the plate. At t... DAVE SCHWEDER Casey was exactly the person I wanted to have at the plate in that situation because she does an exc... LESLIE HUNTINGTON I didn't feel as good in Toronto, but I didn't feel lost at the plate like I had before. I didn't sw... JUSTIN MORNEAU Its the 11th inning, man. You've got to bring your 'A' game, like I always say, ... I just wanted to... DAVID ORTIZ When you're a player, one at-bat can definitely get you thinking. One swing can get you right. CHARLIE MANUEL When I have two strikes, I feel free, ... My job is to make the pitcher throw a lot of pitches, and ... DAVID ECKSTEIN Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ... BRONSON ARROYO We were contagiously all bad at the same time, now we're contagiously all swinging the bats pretty g... JAY PAYTON We finally started swinging the bat the way we're capable of doing. It feels good that we started pu... JOEY ESTRELLA I just made a couple of bad pitches. You make bad pitches at this level they get hit hard. DUSTIN MCGOWAN He's swinging the bat now, no question. He's starting to sting the ball. FELIPE ALOU If not now, then when? The time is perfect for a change, I think. I know I can do better than I've b... RICHIE SEXSON He knows the strike zone, makes a lot of contact and doesn't swing at bad pitches. He has a lot of g... AL AVILA Rule No. 1 is you don't make the third out at third base with Mike Piazza coming up. BOBBY VALENTINE We played lousy; very, very badly. Our defense didn't play well, and all of a sudden, we're not hitt... HARVEY STAVER My swing is definitely not there. Yesterday I was very bad off the tee and I had to keep chopping ou... RETIEF GOOSEN He has played very well defensively at third base. He's swinging the bat well. He can add some punch... GENE STEPHENSON I had a pretty big sophomore year and I think my junior year I was struggling the first month or so ... CONOR JACKSON He'd get frustrated. I'd say, 'O.K., quit hitting 35, 40 jacks, being Mike Piazza, doing the Pert co... AL LEITER The difference today was two bad pitches. Two home runs. Two bad pitches. I hung a couple pitches, b... FAUSTO CARMONA I'm not Mike Piazza, RAMON CASTRO No excuses. We fell short, they played better than we did. Our kids didn't respond and didn't execut... JOE CORNACCHIA He's a solid pitcher and did a good job. He pitches a little harder than most guys and we made the m... DARRYL BAKER His power comes from his ability to make contact even though he swings the bat as hard as he can. Th... DOUG FERGUSON I didn't want to have two bad games in a row. I had probably my worst game of the season last game, ... COLEMAN COLLINS He's stepped up really good for us in that role. He's been really disciplined at the plate, not swin... BRUCE CIMORELLI It's taking a long time to get the answer. Educated guess: No news is bad news. DAVID PURSELL You can make excuses out there. There were some bad hops, but we have to make the plays. BRAD BOYER I've got some good days, I've got some bad. (But my) game has definitely improved. ED CLARK (Tonight) was a good game. We made two bad pitches, and they took advantage of it. We had our blown ... CALVIN BAISLEY The guy swings the bat. I think everybody's seeing that now. He's obviously talented. LEE PELEKOUDAS I got out of some (jams) but I left a couple of pitches up and that can cost you the game. I'm frust... BARRY ZITO That was my whole point, for them to swing the bat. I only had a certain amount of pitches and he wa... MATT MORRIS A lot of it is being comfortable at the plate. I think early in the season we had some guys who were... CARSON KAINER I know I got myself into some difficult situations at times, ... But I just kept my head in the game... JAE SEO I feel fine and definitely know the difference by now between a bad injury and just getting a little... KOLE MCKAMEY Kevin pitched another good game for us. We've got some guys that are swinging the bat really well. W... BILLY BRYANT The mark of a good hitter is sometimes knowing when not to swing. We didn't chase bad pitches and al... CHARLIE WARNER I played softball and basketball growing up. I really wanted to play football but both parents said ... JORDIN SPARKS GENA SHOWALTER Finley's been swinging the bat a lot better, ... It's good to see him chip in. MIKE SCIOSCIA That really surprises me because generally this season we've been able to bounce back after a bad ga... BRIAN LANZ I had two good swings (in the first four plate appearances), so I went back to the cage and worked w... JIMMY ROLLINS Yeah, I'm not happy with the way I'm playing. I definitely haven't helped the team as much as I can.... BROOKS MCKOWEN ANGIE EVERHART I don't like to compare players. But, without putting anybody down, I can honestly say Mike had the ... BILLY TUBBS He's got to swing better than he's swinging, that's for sure. MIKE TRAPASSO Every player started at least one game in the HIT tournament and every player sat at least one game ... JEFF BLANKENSHIP At this point, we're taking it as a one-game season. Right now, that one game is Minnesota. CARRIE GRAF Woodall was outstanding. He had total command of the mound and three pitches. They got one good swin... TOM SLATER I think we were jumping at the plate a little bit. We were chasing some bad pitches and just weren't... EARL HARTMAN Emily has the control swing, which will help her game this season. I'm expecting to see some better ... BUD NASON I thought he looked great. He's swinging the bat well, and his timing looks like it's there. The key... GERALD PERRY He just makes pitches when he has to. He's got that slider that sometimes looks invisible to hitters... JOHNNY ESTRADA I just didn't make my pitches. It was about location. I won't make (excuses) why I lost the game. I ... DUANER SANCHEZ Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just ... SHAWN CHACON It's good to get Andrew back on track swinging the bat. He had a grand slam this morning and then a ... CHARLIE PULEO She's gotten real strong, and she's swinging the bat really well. She's going to anchor our infield ... JENNY PARSONS Tracy was frustrated at the start of the season. She wasn't scoring and the links were which wasn't ... ALISON PRESTON The fifth Battalion goal should've been stopped. Then we got frustrated and took some bad penalties. BUD STEFANSKI No one feels bad for you. No one cares, really, except for the guys in this room and in our organiza... DOUG WEIGHT I can take a full swing and once in a while feel a sting, but it goes away. I regain my strength and... SCOTT ROLEN He got a fastball down and in and got a good swing on it. Frank's a young kid and has a lot to learn... AARON NIECKULA I'm always optimistic at the beginning for the season. I'm always optimistic. I keep going. A bad da... CAROL DENNIS I was trying to swing the bat with some authority, and not be overly defensive. KHALIL GREENE I got some good pitches to hit and put good swings on them. Good things happened. ALBERTO CONCEPCION You must wait until the end, and at the end of the season you can say it was a good or a bad season. RAFAEL BENITEZ THOMAS FULLER THOMAS FULLER Mistakes are not bad; excuses are. UDAI YADLA We had a great game plan. The defensive line had great pressure, and we were able to take advantage ... DAYLON MCCUTCHEON I definitely don't feel like I've had the kind of season I planned on this year. No excuses. I've ha... MARK PERRY You look at their numbers and you'd think we were in a softball league. They have some young guys wh... BRUCE BOCHY GEORGE FOREMAN I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging ... SAMMY SOSA On a bad day, I have mood swings - but on a good day, I have the whole mood playground CHARLES ROSENBLUM I've seen a lot of good and bad in the game over the years and it definitely is good to pass some of... LUKE RICHARDSON We were pretty (bad) last year. I definitely think we have a better team this year. BILL BULLOCK We were flat early in the game, taking bad shots and loose defense. GARY BLATE We saw some good things today and we saw some bad things. But if you come out and play your best gam... DOUG LUKE We didn't swing the bat at all the first four innings. RON WHITEHURST It really did, and that's the thing I'm so disappointed about. We got nine hits in that first game a... BOOMER WALKER DAVID LYNCH I am proud of the kids and the season that they had. They never gave up all season and they never ga... BLAIR GARNER There are no excuses for a game like this, STEVE MARIUCCI
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