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I was just seeing it pretty good. I got lucky on a couple pitches and they left a few balls up.
ALEX WHITE I felt real good. I was able to execute my delivery and make some good pitches.
BRADEN LOOPER I just tried to make good pitches. Huff is a good hitter. It was a good battle.
TOM GORDON Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just ...
SHAWN CHACON It was a battle every inning, ... I didn't have a 1-2-3 inning. There were people on base every inni...
BRANDON CLAUSSEN All three games, I just wasn't making that good of quality pitches. Just had to battle there.
DERRICK TURNBOW I just didn't make good pitches. My cutter was running back over the plate and they made me pay.
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER I try to compare what I see now to back then and work out his delivery to be the same. I see some ve...
LUIS ISAAC (Griffey) is probably the best hitter in baseball and we didn't make good pitches to him. When we di...
LLOYD MCCLENDON The difference today was two bad pitches. Two home runs. Two bad pitches. I hung a couple pitches, b...
FAUSTO CARMONA [Cordero had appeared in 72 games. When asked if all the work was wearing on him, he said...] It cou...
CHAD CORDERO It was great to see him step up and make pitches.
BUD BLACK I was just battling out there. I thought I threw some good pitches and the balls just kept [finding]...
JAVIER VAZQUEZ I kind of expected he was going to be a little bit behind. He only pitched one other inning in the t...
HUMBERTO COTA I thought we picked it up as we went along. I know I felt better about my pitching after the first i...
KATIE AARON When you have an at-bat like that, it wears the pitcher. It sets the tone. It helps the whole psyche...
BILL WRIGHT I just got my mind ready to go, make quality pitches and get people out.
EUDE BRITO Woody was great, ... He did a terrific job. He was getting up there in pitches. He had good command,...
BRUCE BOCHY We had three very good pitches for the series against England (last month) and I believe good pitche...
BOB WOOLMER He threw a lot of pitches but made some pitches when he needed to. It was very fortunate that he mad...
BILL EVERS I just made a couple of bad pitches. You make bad pitches at this level they get hit hard.
DUSTIN MCGOWAN I guess the box line pretty much speaks for what it was: two terrible pitches and gave up two bombs ...
TOM GLAVINE![]()
I made my pitches when I had to, and that's what counts, ... There were a couple times when I made s...
BRANDON WEBB Everything was going fine. Then I walked the leadoff batter, and that's never good. I still felt lik...
BRAD HALSEY I was missing pitches after the third inning and I don't have the velocity to miss.
BRAD HENNESSEY After the second inning, (Dustin) really stepped it up and made his pitches.
LORENZO BUNDY I fell behind a lot, but I was able to make some key pitches in key situations. I was just trying to...
ZACH DUKE We didn't make any pitches. You get good hitters and leave it in the middle of the plate, and they b...
KEN MACHA We just weren't having good at-bats against him. We were trying to lift balls and over-swinging, tak...
DON WERNER I kept trying to make my pitches, but I kept elevating the ball. That's his sweet spot.
JOEL PINEIRO I think our kids started going after some bad pitches. And some of the kids didn't swing at (good) p...
BOB COOLEN I'm just not making quality pitches and I have yet to do that. I just have to work a little harder.
DUSTIN MCGOWAN I felt pretty good. All my pitches worked today and my location was good.
CLAUDIO VARGAS I thought we didn't choose very good pitches to swing at. We were anxious to hit and didn't make goo...
CONNIE FINN (Palmer) got ahead, and when you do that, you can mix pitches.
JEFF BRIMHALL Overall, I was happy with it. I made some good pitches when I had to, battled and didn't give into a...
BRANDON ERBE He's a pretty good hitter. I'm not going to throw too much inside because I don't want to hit him. I...
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO I'd make some pitches to get out of a jam, then I'd turn right around and make bad pitches and get b...
GLENDON RUSCH He did a good job of making pitches when he needed to. We'd like to see him pitch ahead a bit more. ...
PHIL GARNER![]()
Obviously coming out in the fifth inning is not what you want. I threw the ball alright. i got some ...
TIM HUDSON He spots his pitches very well. It's also not uncommon for him to go out and throw four or five pitc...
CRAIG ANDERSON I felt like I located my pitches up to that inning. We won, so that's all that matters.
CLIFF LEE He pitched good, not great. And if he doesn't give it up to Johnson, he pitches great.
CLIFF FLOYD I had all my pitches and was locating the ball real well. The pitches they got RBIs on were right wh...
BRYAN HENRY I felt good. Last time I probably threw about 35 pitches and felt OK. This time I threw 55 pitches a...
BRIAN MOEHLER I was concentrating the whole game, like I always do when I'm going to face a team I've never faced ...
CARLOS HERNANDEZ I didn't have time to get nervous. I was in a situation where I had to make pitches.
BRYAN BULLINGTON I think that he was pretty much doing what he was supposed to do, but he didn't make good enough pit...
DIONER NAVARRO My location wasn't as good in the first inning, my command wasn't quite there, but after that I sett...
DAVID BRADLEY (Tonight) was a good game. We made two bad pitches, and they took advantage of it. We had our blown ...
CALVIN BAISLEY The arm strength and stamina's there. I felt good in the sixth inning, made some good pitches and go...
ADAM EATON I think it is a product of having real good at-bats. He can handle a lot of different pitches and he...
CORY MEE We're trying to mix pitches up a little more going towards the tournaments. It's all part of a progr...
DON ELLENBERGER I was kind of surprised, even over 70-80 pitches, still I felt good. I gave up hits on the off speed...
CHAN HO PARK I got some good pitches to hit and put good swings on them. Good things happened.
ALBERTO CONCEPCION Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ...
BRONSON ARROYO He's throwing three pitches instead of four pitches, but how he's throwing those three pitches isn't...
JASON VARITEK I just had command of three pitches. My secondary pitches, like the curveball and change-up, I threw...
ERIK BEDARD I made some good pitches there, and our bats did the rest,
BRAD RADKE He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitch...
RICK ANDERSON I get stronger as the game goes on. I get more confident as the game goes on. I felt I was able to m...
AARON COOK I think I had life on my pitches -- I wasn't throwing beach balls up there, ... I don't think I'm ti...
NATE ROBERTSON But I've got to make some better pitches.
MATT MORRIS It's not just us. He's crushing everybody. We try to pitch him a certain way, but he's a real good h...
ADRIAN BELTRE I was all over the place. My release point was all over the place, and I couldn't make key pitches.
ZACH DUKE I thought we passed up a lot of good pitches to hit. We're just not playing with any fire in our eye...
DON ANDREWS I got some good pitches to hit, but I tried to do a little too much.
TODD HELTON![]()
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.
HANK AARON I tried to throw (Franco) some good pitches, but he didn't budge,
RHEAL CORMIER I felt good, a little loose. I [threw] a lot of pitches.
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball o...
MARK GRUDZIELANEK 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 That's a tough lineup, and you have to make pitches in good locations to get them out. I think he go...
MIKE SCIOSCIA Seven days off, and I come in with the bases loaded. I made the one out, and that 2-2 pitch was clos...
JEFF NELSON He's hot, and I think the thing he's doing exceptionally well is swinging at good pitches. He's pati...
CALVIN BAISLEY His fastball location the first two innings was not there, and that was forcing him to make too many...
RAFAEL CHAVES My pitches were starting to come along as the innings went by. I was trying to be too accurate on th...
DAISUKE MATSUZAKA I felt good in warm-ups in the bullpen. I was working it inside and out and keeping them off balance...
JOSH LEWIS Usually, when I get a guy down 0-2, I can put him away. But my cutter was running back over and they...
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER When you can score early, it takes away the pressure. We just went up there and got good pitches to ...
CRAIG NICHOLSON I just didn't make my pitches. It was about location. I won't make (excuses) why I lost the game. I ...
DUANER SANCHEZ 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 They're not making mistakes, and they're living on the corners. You don't make a living hitting bord...
GARRET ANDERSON It looked like he was going to have a 1-2-3 inning. That was impressive. The first inning, he was le...
DERREK LEE We are going to keep the ball down and not make mistake pitches to big hitters.
MICHAEL GIBBONS It was a real good thing, everything that happened today. I'm not thrilled, but it was the first tim...
DEWON BRAZELTON I'm trying to be more selective and getting pitches to drive. I'm also trying to catch pitches out f...
CARL CRAWFORD He fought off some tough pitches and fouled off some tough pitches. If he got a pitch to hit, I was ...
MIKE SCIOSCIA Sometimes, when you get a pitcher throwing as many pitches as that, with the next hitter, they try a...
DAVID ORTIZ My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you've got to make your pitches and I di...
KRIS BENSON They are a good hitting team, no doubt about it. I thought Ryan had some of his pitches up today ear...
TROY SCHAEFER![]()
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.
HANK AARON He threw the ball good today. I remember facing him when he was in Toronto. He's a competitor. He th...
DAMIAN MILLER This is the type of game we've been waiting for from Tyler. He's has tons of ability, but sometimes ...
JOHNNY OLSEN Coach Trap told me before the game I had to be efficient with my pitches because our bullpen was a l...
IAN HARRINGTON They did a good job of getting the ball in the air on a day when the wind was blowing out. We had a ...
DARON SCHOENROCK The umpires do a good job ... but sometimes they miss pitches. That's the way it goes.
DAVID WELLS I feel pretty good. [I] missed a couple of pitches. My arm and my whole body feels very good.
CLAUDIO VARGAS We did a good job of working the counts and getting good pitches to hit.
JASON ABERCROMBIE Sometimes they hit two hard line drives right at the chest, that are mistakes, and they're out and y...
DANYS BAEZ
ALEX WHITE I felt real good. I was able to execute my delivery and make some good pitches.
BRADEN LOOPER I just tried to make good pitches. Huff is a good hitter. It was a good battle.
TOM GORDON Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just ...
SHAWN CHACON It was a battle every inning, ... I didn't have a 1-2-3 inning. There were people on base every inni...
BRANDON CLAUSSEN All three games, I just wasn't making that good of quality pitches. Just had to battle there.
DERRICK TURNBOW I just didn't make good pitches. My cutter was running back over the plate and they made me pay.
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER I try to compare what I see now to back then and work out his delivery to be the same. I see some ve...
LUIS ISAAC (Griffey) is probably the best hitter in baseball and we didn't make good pitches to him. When we di...
LLOYD MCCLENDON The difference today was two bad pitches. Two home runs. Two bad pitches. I hung a couple pitches, b...
FAUSTO CARMONA [Cordero had appeared in 72 games. When asked if all the work was wearing on him, he said...] It cou...
CHAD CORDERO It was great to see him step up and make pitches.
BUD BLACK I was just battling out there. I thought I threw some good pitches and the balls just kept [finding]...
JAVIER VAZQUEZ I kind of expected he was going to be a little bit behind. He only pitched one other inning in the t...
HUMBERTO COTA I thought we picked it up as we went along. I know I felt better about my pitching after the first i...
KATIE AARON When you have an at-bat like that, it wears the pitcher. It sets the tone. It helps the whole psyche...
BILL WRIGHT I just got my mind ready to go, make quality pitches and get people out.
EUDE BRITO Woody was great, ... He did a terrific job. He was getting up there in pitches. He had good command,...
BRUCE BOCHY We had three very good pitches for the series against England (last month) and I believe good pitche...
BOB WOOLMER He threw a lot of pitches but made some pitches when he needed to. It was very fortunate that he mad...
BILL EVERS I just made a couple of bad pitches. You make bad pitches at this level they get hit hard.
DUSTIN MCGOWAN I guess the box line pretty much speaks for what it was: two terrible pitches and gave up two bombs ...
TOM GLAVINE
I made my pitches when I had to, and that's what counts, ... There were a couple times when I made s... BRANDON WEBB Everything was going fine. Then I walked the leadoff batter, and that's never good. I still felt lik...
BRAD HALSEY I was missing pitches after the third inning and I don't have the velocity to miss.
BRAD HENNESSEY After the second inning, (Dustin) really stepped it up and made his pitches.
LORENZO BUNDY I fell behind a lot, but I was able to make some key pitches in key situations. I was just trying to...
ZACH DUKE We didn't make any pitches. You get good hitters and leave it in the middle of the plate, and they b...
KEN MACHA We just weren't having good at-bats against him. We were trying to lift balls and over-swinging, tak...
DON WERNER I kept trying to make my pitches, but I kept elevating the ball. That's his sweet spot.
JOEL PINEIRO I think our kids started going after some bad pitches. And some of the kids didn't swing at (good) p...
BOB COOLEN I'm just not making quality pitches and I have yet to do that. I just have to work a little harder.
DUSTIN MCGOWAN I felt pretty good. All my pitches worked today and my location was good.
CLAUDIO VARGAS I thought we didn't choose very good pitches to swing at. We were anxious to hit and didn't make goo...
CONNIE FINN (Palmer) got ahead, and when you do that, you can mix pitches.
JEFF BRIMHALL Overall, I was happy with it. I made some good pitches when I had to, battled and didn't give into a...
BRANDON ERBE He's a pretty good hitter. I'm not going to throw too much inside because I don't want to hit him. I...
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO I'd make some pitches to get out of a jam, then I'd turn right around and make bad pitches and get b...
GLENDON RUSCH He did a good job of making pitches when he needed to. We'd like to see him pitch ahead a bit more. ...
PHIL GARNER
Obviously coming out in the fifth inning is not what you want. I threw the ball alright. i got some ... TIM HUDSON He spots his pitches very well. It's also not uncommon for him to go out and throw four or five pitc...
CRAIG ANDERSON I felt like I located my pitches up to that inning. We won, so that's all that matters.
CLIFF LEE He pitched good, not great. And if he doesn't give it up to Johnson, he pitches great.
CLIFF FLOYD I had all my pitches and was locating the ball real well. The pitches they got RBIs on were right wh...
BRYAN HENRY I felt good. Last time I probably threw about 35 pitches and felt OK. This time I threw 55 pitches a...
BRIAN MOEHLER I was concentrating the whole game, like I always do when I'm going to face a team I've never faced ...
CARLOS HERNANDEZ I didn't have time to get nervous. I was in a situation where I had to make pitches.
BRYAN BULLINGTON I think that he was pretty much doing what he was supposed to do, but he didn't make good enough pit...
DIONER NAVARRO My location wasn't as good in the first inning, my command wasn't quite there, but after that I sett...
DAVID BRADLEY (Tonight) was a good game. We made two bad pitches, and they took advantage of it. We had our blown ...
CALVIN BAISLEY The arm strength and stamina's there. I felt good in the sixth inning, made some good pitches and go...
ADAM EATON I think it is a product of having real good at-bats. He can handle a lot of different pitches and he...
CORY MEE We're trying to mix pitches up a little more going towards the tournaments. It's all part of a progr...
DON ELLENBERGER I was kind of surprised, even over 70-80 pitches, still I felt good. I gave up hits on the off speed...
CHAN HO PARK I got some good pitches to hit and put good swings on them. Good things happened.
ALBERTO CONCEPCION Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ...
BRONSON ARROYO He's throwing three pitches instead of four pitches, but how he's throwing those three pitches isn't...
JASON VARITEK I just had command of three pitches. My secondary pitches, like the curveball and change-up, I threw...
ERIK BEDARD I made some good pitches there, and our bats did the rest,
BRAD RADKE He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitch...
RICK ANDERSON I get stronger as the game goes on. I get more confident as the game goes on. I felt I was able to m...
AARON COOK I think I had life on my pitches -- I wasn't throwing beach balls up there, ... I don't think I'm ti...
NATE ROBERTSON But I've got to make some better pitches.
MATT MORRIS It's not just us. He's crushing everybody. We try to pitch him a certain way, but he's a real good h...
ADRIAN BELTRE I was all over the place. My release point was all over the place, and I couldn't make key pitches.
ZACH DUKE I thought we passed up a lot of good pitches to hit. We're just not playing with any fire in our eye...
DON ANDREWS I got some good pitches to hit, but I tried to do a little too much.
TODD HELTON
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice. HANK AARON I tried to throw (Franco) some good pitches, but he didn't budge,
RHEAL CORMIER I felt good, a little loose. I [threw] a lot of pitches.
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball o...
MARK GRUDZIELANEK 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 That's a tough lineup, and you have to make pitches in good locations to get them out. I think he go...
MIKE SCIOSCIA Seven days off, and I come in with the bases loaded. I made the one out, and that 2-2 pitch was clos...
JEFF NELSON He's hot, and I think the thing he's doing exceptionally well is swinging at good pitches. He's pati...
CALVIN BAISLEY His fastball location the first two innings was not there, and that was forcing him to make too many...
RAFAEL CHAVES My pitches were starting to come along as the innings went by. I was trying to be too accurate on th...
DAISUKE MATSUZAKA I felt good in warm-ups in the bullpen. I was working it inside and out and keeping them off balance...
JOSH LEWIS Usually, when I get a guy down 0-2, I can put him away. But my cutter was running back over and they...
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER When you can score early, it takes away the pressure. We just went up there and got good pitches to ...
CRAIG NICHOLSON I just didn't make my pitches. It was about location. I won't make (excuses) why I lost the game. I ...
DUANER SANCHEZ 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 They're not making mistakes, and they're living on the corners. You don't make a living hitting bord...
GARRET ANDERSON It looked like he was going to have a 1-2-3 inning. That was impressive. The first inning, he was le...
DERREK LEE We are going to keep the ball down and not make mistake pitches to big hitters.
MICHAEL GIBBONS It was a real good thing, everything that happened today. I'm not thrilled, but it was the first tim...
DEWON BRAZELTON I'm trying to be more selective and getting pitches to drive. I'm also trying to catch pitches out f...
CARL CRAWFORD He fought off some tough pitches and fouled off some tough pitches. If he got a pitch to hit, I was ...
MIKE SCIOSCIA Sometimes, when you get a pitcher throwing as many pitches as that, with the next hitter, they try a...
DAVID ORTIZ My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you've got to make your pitches and I di...
KRIS BENSON They are a good hitting team, no doubt about it. I thought Ryan had some of his pitches up today ear...
TROY SCHAEFER
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice. HANK AARON He threw the ball good today. I remember facing him when he was in Toronto. He's a competitor. He th...
DAMIAN MILLER This is the type of game we've been waiting for from Tyler. He's has tons of ability, but sometimes ...
JOHNNY OLSEN Coach Trap told me before the game I had to be efficient with my pitches because our bullpen was a l...
IAN HARRINGTON They did a good job of getting the ball in the air on a day when the wind was blowing out. We had a ...
DARON SCHOENROCK The umpires do a good job ... but sometimes they miss pitches. That's the way it goes.
DAVID WELLS I feel pretty good. [I] missed a couple of pitches. My arm and my whole body feels very good.
CLAUDIO VARGAS We did a good job of working the counts and getting good pitches to hit.
JASON ABERCROMBIE Sometimes they hit two hard line drives right at the chest, that are mistakes, and they're out and y...
DANYS BAEZ
