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He showed me his slider was his command pitch. I told him, 'You get behind in the count, throw it an...
BOB APODACA We've been using (Lucier) in relief. He has the ability to throw a number of pitches for strikes. He...
GREG KING He's a guy that just gets better and better every outing. Today was just more of the same from him. ...
HECTOR RODRIGUEZ I thought he was pretty good. He was able to throw the fastball for strikes on both sides of the pla...
DOUG GROVE He wasn't as sharp as his first game, but he still had a good fastball. He struggled with the breaki...
CHARLIE PULEO He has a great mix of pitches. He has an excellent breaking ball, a great slider, and probably his b...
JOE MAZZELLA He was unbelievable. His velocity, his location, his breaking ball. It's huge to have him throw like...
CHAD MOELLER Their starting pitcher had two really tough pitches. His fastball was moving all over the place, and...
DANNY DIAZ He changed speeds on his fastball. He had a changeup and a pretty good breaking ball and he wasn't a...
AARON BOONE It was really good to see that out of Seth. His fastball located down much better ... He utilized hi...
JOE MADDON He pitched great. He had some big strikeouts when he needed them. His command was better today, he h...
JAY SUTTON John is a very composed pitcher who loves to have the ball in pressure situations. He enjoys competi...
LEE MEYER (Mora) didn't throw the breaking ball early (for a strike). Once he settled down and started throwin...
FRED LEDESMA He didn't look like it was his first time facing hitters. His breaking ball was better than what I r...
ADAM MELHUSE I think the biggest thing is his pitch selection. He's starting to recognize the breaking ball a lit...
DAN ROHN I like the way he goes about his business. He goes right after the hitters and when his breaking bal...
BUTCH HOBSON I tried to throw my breaking ball, but nothing seemed to work, so I was behind in the count a lot. A...
FELIX HERNANDEZ Struble has a good breaking ball and good change-up. You can call it anytime and he is always around...
CRAIG FAULKNER He's got great command of his slider, ... We always say you have to command your fastball. But he co...
BOBBY COX He's playing at a much better tempo. We've solved a lot of his problems with his footwork, which is ...
DAVID CUTCLIFFE He shows us the ability to throw strikes any time in the count. He has a high level of concentration...
LARRY ROTHSCHILD He still has his velocity, ... His command is a big thing. He's missing with his changeup. His last ...
CHARLIE MANUEL Byrd threw good today. He had a lot of strikes and his command was better than it had been in his la...
JOEL SKINNER (Byrd) has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He ...
ADRIAN BELTRE God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ...
ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE It was better than the last one. He spotted the ball exceptionally well and kept the ball down, thro...
BRAD ARNSBERG He's another guy that's cool, consistent and not afraid. His stuff is not overpowering, but he throw...
MIKE GILLESPIE He was only supposed to go two innings, but the way he threw, we stretched him out to three. He had ...
MIKE HARGROVE It's nice to have that (changeup) when you're behind in the count and not limited to fastball-breaki...
LUKE HUDSON [His fosh is one of the pitches Suppan throws in the bullpen when warming up for a start because of ...
JEFF SUPPAN He had more velocity on his fastball, his changeup was slower, and he had sharper breaking stuff, .....
TODD PRATT Jake has tremendous feet and hands. He gets rid of the ball and he's very accurate, which is key. Yo...
CLAYTON MCCULLOUGH![]()
We'll see where he fits and how he performs. If you don't start him, it would be very difficult to g...
FRANK ROBINSON Kevin is great to play behind. He works relatively fast, uses his fastball and throws strikes, and m...
HANK BLALOCK He came in and helped Band-Aid things together and put himself in a good position for what might hap...
CLINT HURDLE In situations, his change-up was his best pitch. He also had location early on his fastball.
NEIL ALLEN When people see him pitch for the first time, they see someone with average stuff, average sinker, a...
GIL PATTERSON I thought today was one of his best outings. He threw only one breaking ball for a strike. He got on...
JAKE KISER The young guys in here, they should be watching him. It's not like he gets the ball and throws it. H...
CARLOS SILVA One of the keys of playing San Francisco is containing Alan when he gets the ball in the high post. ...
RODNEY TENTION It has a lot to do with his senior confidence. He was a little woozy the last couple starts, especia...
AB DETTORRE Josh struggled a little bit early, but then he started throwing his breaking pitch pretty good. Our ...
DAVID LAWHON It was great to see Adam out on the mound competing for nine innings. His pitch count was low and th...
CHRIS FINNEGAN If that goes well, we're probably going to take the wraps off and let him throw the breaking ball, w...
BUCK SHOWALTER Everybody knows Leo likes to throw outside, and that's what I was trying to throw, the fastball outs...
DANIEL CABRERA![]()
I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about...
HANK AARON The biggest difference in his game now is he can overpower some courses, and mentally he's gotten a ...
KEVIN HAYASHI We want to pitch it, pitch it, pitch it. We don't want Adam carrying the ball because we have so man...
DAVE ADAMS Right now everybody is pitching to him and they are throwing it in there where he can hit it. There'...
DAN OLIVER Nolan found his rhythm when he found his breaking ball. He didn't fold up after a tough third inning...
ARNOLD GONZALEZ We think we've improved his breaking ball so he's right in the mix of starters.
FRANK CRUZ He was so-so. He struggled with his command and didn't throw a lot of strikes. He was behind a lot o...
MIKE HARGROVE Obviously, Kevin is such a phenomenal player, and you know they're going to try to get him the ball....
DOUG MEYER His breaking ball worked really well. Seven of his 12 strikeouts, the batter went down looking, didn...
JEFF TAGEANT When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball o...
MARK GRUDZIELANEK He can shoot the ball. His form is better than Bryce's. He and Jake have a better pure shot.
MATT MCKAY His eyes are so focused, he knows where every receiver is and at the last second he just gets the ba...
ANDRE CARTER He throws the ball 90 miles an hour. We just need him to throw strikes. If he can throw strikes, he'...
RICH PAPIRIO He spots the ball well and he throws his fastball kind of sneaky [fast]. It gets on you. It only say...
JASON BAY He's got better in getting his team involved. Last year he tried to carry a load by himself sometime...
DEAN VANDER PLAS The first couple of innings, he was struggling with his mechanics. He had trouble throwing strikes. ...
MIKE HARGROVE He's just a model for everybody to emulate, whether it be first-pitch strikes, getting ahead in the ...
BOB APODACA![]()
Everybody here has the ability to throw a fastball down and away or throw a breaking ball in the dir...
JAKE ARRIETA We're trying to do some things with his delivery that are a little uncomfortable for him. We're tryi...
JOHN CURTIS He's a game breaker. You've got to get the ball in his hands. Even if he doesn't have the ball, with...
DEION SANDERS Wait until it warms up. He's a feel pitcher. He feels the ball. When he feels the humidity on the ba...
GUY CONTI At the point guard position, he's just so much stronger than everybody else. Even when he gets a guy...
MARCUS KNOTT He wanted the ball, and the team wanted to give him the ball. He struggled a little in the first cou...
BRYANT KITTY He threw the ball well. He was able to use all his pitches, his slider, his changeup and his fastbal...
BILL EVERS He was in the bullpen for them earlier in the year, and I think that was only his seventh start. Lef...
DAVE JOPPIE [Despite the setback of his toe injury, Lucas continues to improve this year.] He keeps breaking b...
JOHN JAY (Charlie) is a little more poised and confident this year. Not that he's cocky, but he knows that if...
JEFF TAGEANT It's good to see Joey do so well. That's the best I've ever seen his breaking ball break.
BOBBY COX He was dealing. He was getting ahead, then he was able to throw his split. He hit his spots. Sometim...
RONNIE BELLIARD It has to be Champ Bailey. His ball skills are outstanding. He can break on the ball. He can re-dire...
AARON BROOKS He has stepped up for us all year. For a kid that played sparingly last year to step in and take car...
DAVE MACARTHUR Justin has really gotten his confidence going right now. You can see it when he makes a shot that he...
LENNY SMITH He's thrown strikes when he's pitched. He's shown a good breaking ball, which we knew he had.
MIKE HARGROVE His secondary stuff works but we want him to pitch off his fastball which will be what it takes for ...
CHARLIE CORBELL Michael has a strong arm, and is getting better with his ball-fakes. He spent last year away from th...
AL WAY We weren't going to get to their quarterback, so it became all about getting our hands up in his fac...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT Ted throws hard and has a great breaking ball. When he is on he is one of the best in the state.
CORY MILLER His key pitch is his fastball but his strength is his incredible intelligence at such an young age. ...
GEORGE HANSEN He is very physical, holds the ball up well. He can trouble teams with his heading, especially on th...
MARCEL DESAILLY If he tries to throw it harder than he's capable of throwing of it, he's going to get tired quicker ...
BOB MCCLURE He just put the bat on the ball and did his job. If I had made a better pitch, he probably wouldn't ...
CHAD QUALLS He has a gun for an arm, but the things he can do with his legs. For one thing, he can fly. Number t...
BRIAN DAWKINS During that good stretch last year, he showed that he could keep the ball down and throw his off-spe...
JASON LARUE It usually takes him a little warm to get warmed up. He started throwing his fast ball in the third ...
JEFF TORBORG [Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the var...
ALEX ADAMS As a sophomore, for him to pitch well in this league is a credit to himself. He's worked hard to phy...
ERIC KADOOKA I was short with my fastball and breaking ball.
BRUCE SUTTER Throw strikes down in the strike zone. A fastball up in the zone looks like a beach ball. The other ...
JEROMY PALKI He strikes out people with his movement. Obviously, the ball was dancing. He mixed in some other pit...
DOUG MIRABELLI He had good stuff today. He had a good fastball and was keeping kids off-balance with his breaking s...
JOE ARCHULETA If he gets the surgery, then he will probably be able to play baseball in the spring, ... I don't wa...
BERT BROWN If he passed Molitor and Rose and then challenged DiMaggio, I wouldn't be surprised. What's impressi...
CHARLIE MANUEL By far, that was his best game of the year. He looked fantastic. But, while Kyle had a good game, hi...
GABE MCDONALD Good, for a lack of a better word. He has adapted to what I am trying to do, of where I want to thro...
TOM GLAVINE When he gets the ball in his hands, good things are going to happen. It's tough to match his level o...
BILLY DAVIS
BOB APODACA We've been using (Lucier) in relief. He has the ability to throw a number of pitches for strikes. He...
GREG KING He's a guy that just gets better and better every outing. Today was just more of the same from him. ...
HECTOR RODRIGUEZ I thought he was pretty good. He was able to throw the fastball for strikes on both sides of the pla...
DOUG GROVE He wasn't as sharp as his first game, but he still had a good fastball. He struggled with the breaki...
CHARLIE PULEO He has a great mix of pitches. He has an excellent breaking ball, a great slider, and probably his b...
JOE MAZZELLA He was unbelievable. His velocity, his location, his breaking ball. It's huge to have him throw like...
CHAD MOELLER Their starting pitcher had two really tough pitches. His fastball was moving all over the place, and...
DANNY DIAZ He changed speeds on his fastball. He had a changeup and a pretty good breaking ball and he wasn't a...
AARON BOONE It was really good to see that out of Seth. His fastball located down much better ... He utilized hi...
JOE MADDON He pitched great. He had some big strikeouts when he needed them. His command was better today, he h...
JAY SUTTON John is a very composed pitcher who loves to have the ball in pressure situations. He enjoys competi...
LEE MEYER (Mora) didn't throw the breaking ball early (for a strike). Once he settled down and started throwin...
FRED LEDESMA He didn't look like it was his first time facing hitters. His breaking ball was better than what I r...
ADAM MELHUSE I think the biggest thing is his pitch selection. He's starting to recognize the breaking ball a lit...
DAN ROHN I like the way he goes about his business. He goes right after the hitters and when his breaking bal...
BUTCH HOBSON I tried to throw my breaking ball, but nothing seemed to work, so I was behind in the count a lot. A...
FELIX HERNANDEZ Struble has a good breaking ball and good change-up. You can call it anytime and he is always around...
CRAIG FAULKNER He's got great command of his slider, ... We always say you have to command your fastball. But he co...
BOBBY COX He's playing at a much better tempo. We've solved a lot of his problems with his footwork, which is ...
DAVID CUTCLIFFE He shows us the ability to throw strikes any time in the count. He has a high level of concentration...
LARRY ROTHSCHILD He still has his velocity, ... His command is a big thing. He's missing with his changeup. His last ...
CHARLIE MANUEL Byrd threw good today. He had a lot of strikes and his command was better than it had been in his la...
JOEL SKINNER (Byrd) has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He ...
ADRIAN BELTRE God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ...
ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE It was better than the last one. He spotted the ball exceptionally well and kept the ball down, thro...
BRAD ARNSBERG He's another guy that's cool, consistent and not afraid. His stuff is not overpowering, but he throw...
MIKE GILLESPIE He was only supposed to go two innings, but the way he threw, we stretched him out to three. He had ...
MIKE HARGROVE It's nice to have that (changeup) when you're behind in the count and not limited to fastball-breaki...
LUKE HUDSON [His fosh is one of the pitches Suppan throws in the bullpen when warming up for a start because of ...
JEFF SUPPAN He had more velocity on his fastball, his changeup was slower, and he had sharper breaking stuff, .....
TODD PRATT Jake has tremendous feet and hands. He gets rid of the ball and he's very accurate, which is key. Yo...
CLAYTON MCCULLOUGH
We'll see where he fits and how he performs. If you don't start him, it would be very difficult to g... FRANK ROBINSON Kevin is great to play behind. He works relatively fast, uses his fastball and throws strikes, and m...
HANK BLALOCK He came in and helped Band-Aid things together and put himself in a good position for what might hap...
CLINT HURDLE In situations, his change-up was his best pitch. He also had location early on his fastball.
NEIL ALLEN When people see him pitch for the first time, they see someone with average stuff, average sinker, a...
GIL PATTERSON I thought today was one of his best outings. He threw only one breaking ball for a strike. He got on...
JAKE KISER The young guys in here, they should be watching him. It's not like he gets the ball and throws it. H...
CARLOS SILVA One of the keys of playing San Francisco is containing Alan when he gets the ball in the high post. ...
RODNEY TENTION It has a lot to do with his senior confidence. He was a little woozy the last couple starts, especia...
AB DETTORRE Josh struggled a little bit early, but then he started throwing his breaking pitch pretty good. Our ...
DAVID LAWHON It was great to see Adam out on the mound competing for nine innings. His pitch count was low and th...
CHRIS FINNEGAN If that goes well, we're probably going to take the wraps off and let him throw the breaking ball, w...
BUCK SHOWALTER Everybody knows Leo likes to throw outside, and that's what I was trying to throw, the fastball outs...
DANIEL CABRERA
I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about... HANK AARON The biggest difference in his game now is he can overpower some courses, and mentally he's gotten a ...
KEVIN HAYASHI We want to pitch it, pitch it, pitch it. We don't want Adam carrying the ball because we have so man...
DAVE ADAMS Right now everybody is pitching to him and they are throwing it in there where he can hit it. There'...
DAN OLIVER Nolan found his rhythm when he found his breaking ball. He didn't fold up after a tough third inning...
ARNOLD GONZALEZ We think we've improved his breaking ball so he's right in the mix of starters.
FRANK CRUZ He was so-so. He struggled with his command and didn't throw a lot of strikes. He was behind a lot o...
MIKE HARGROVE Obviously, Kevin is such a phenomenal player, and you know they're going to try to get him the ball....
DOUG MEYER His breaking ball worked really well. Seven of his 12 strikeouts, the batter went down looking, didn...
JEFF TAGEANT When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball o...
MARK GRUDZIELANEK He can shoot the ball. His form is better than Bryce's. He and Jake have a better pure shot.
MATT MCKAY His eyes are so focused, he knows where every receiver is and at the last second he just gets the ba...
ANDRE CARTER He throws the ball 90 miles an hour. We just need him to throw strikes. If he can throw strikes, he'...
RICH PAPIRIO He spots the ball well and he throws his fastball kind of sneaky [fast]. It gets on you. It only say...
JASON BAY He's got better in getting his team involved. Last year he tried to carry a load by himself sometime...
DEAN VANDER PLAS The first couple of innings, he was struggling with his mechanics. He had trouble throwing strikes. ...
MIKE HARGROVE He's just a model for everybody to emulate, whether it be first-pitch strikes, getting ahead in the ...
BOB APODACA
Everybody here has the ability to throw a fastball down and away or throw a breaking ball in the dir... JAKE ARRIETA We're trying to do some things with his delivery that are a little uncomfortable for him. We're tryi...
JOHN CURTIS He's a game breaker. You've got to get the ball in his hands. Even if he doesn't have the ball, with...
DEION SANDERS Wait until it warms up. He's a feel pitcher. He feels the ball. When he feels the humidity on the ba...
GUY CONTI At the point guard position, he's just so much stronger than everybody else. Even when he gets a guy...
MARCUS KNOTT He wanted the ball, and the team wanted to give him the ball. He struggled a little in the first cou...
BRYANT KITTY He threw the ball well. He was able to use all his pitches, his slider, his changeup and his fastbal...
BILL EVERS He was in the bullpen for them earlier in the year, and I think that was only his seventh start. Lef...
DAVE JOPPIE [Despite the setback of his toe injury, Lucas continues to improve this year.] He keeps breaking b...
JOHN JAY (Charlie) is a little more poised and confident this year. Not that he's cocky, but he knows that if...
JEFF TAGEANT It's good to see Joey do so well. That's the best I've ever seen his breaking ball break.
BOBBY COX He was dealing. He was getting ahead, then he was able to throw his split. He hit his spots. Sometim...
RONNIE BELLIARD It has to be Champ Bailey. His ball skills are outstanding. He can break on the ball. He can re-dire...
AARON BROOKS He has stepped up for us all year. For a kid that played sparingly last year to step in and take car...
DAVE MACARTHUR Justin has really gotten his confidence going right now. You can see it when he makes a shot that he...
LENNY SMITH He's thrown strikes when he's pitched. He's shown a good breaking ball, which we knew he had.
MIKE HARGROVE His secondary stuff works but we want him to pitch off his fastball which will be what it takes for ...
CHARLIE CORBELL Michael has a strong arm, and is getting better with his ball-fakes. He spent last year away from th...
AL WAY We weren't going to get to their quarterback, so it became all about getting our hands up in his fac...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT Ted throws hard and has a great breaking ball. When he is on he is one of the best in the state.
CORY MILLER His key pitch is his fastball but his strength is his incredible intelligence at such an young age. ...
GEORGE HANSEN He is very physical, holds the ball up well. He can trouble teams with his heading, especially on th...
MARCEL DESAILLY If he tries to throw it harder than he's capable of throwing of it, he's going to get tired quicker ...
BOB MCCLURE He just put the bat on the ball and did his job. If I had made a better pitch, he probably wouldn't ...
CHAD QUALLS He has a gun for an arm, but the things he can do with his legs. For one thing, he can fly. Number t...
BRIAN DAWKINS During that good stretch last year, he showed that he could keep the ball down and throw his off-spe...
JASON LARUE It usually takes him a little warm to get warmed up. He started throwing his fast ball in the third ...
JEFF TORBORG [Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the var...
ALEX ADAMS As a sophomore, for him to pitch well in this league is a credit to himself. He's worked hard to phy...
ERIC KADOOKA I was short with my fastball and breaking ball.
BRUCE SUTTER Throw strikes down in the strike zone. A fastball up in the zone looks like a beach ball. The other ...
JEROMY PALKI He strikes out people with his movement. Obviously, the ball was dancing. He mixed in some other pit...
DOUG MIRABELLI He had good stuff today. He had a good fastball and was keeping kids off-balance with his breaking s...
JOE ARCHULETA If he gets the surgery, then he will probably be able to play baseball in the spring, ... I don't wa...
BERT BROWN If he passed Molitor and Rose and then challenged DiMaggio, I wouldn't be surprised. What's impressi...
CHARLIE MANUEL By far, that was his best game of the year. He looked fantastic. But, while Kyle had a good game, hi...
GABE MCDONALD Good, for a lack of a better word. He has adapted to what I am trying to do, of where I want to thro...
TOM GLAVINE When he gets the ball in his hands, good things are going to happen. It's tough to match his level o...
BILLY DAVIS
Sometimes the world seems like a big hole. You spend all your life shouting down it and all you hear... 
I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room o... 
When I was getting started, I was so busy just fighting my way through, and I was under contract at ... 
When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster. 
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care. 
I like sitting and writing with my buddies. 
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Bush already gave obscene tax breaks to people like me and Warren Buffet, and we are saying it's... 
I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. ... 
I want to work for myself, and I do work for myself. I make plenty of money working for myself. 
All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a de... 
I consider The O.C. as my college. It was four years and I made friends who I'll have forever. 
I have a pretty lousy voice. 
I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Sm... 
I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I go... 
When I initially started acting, all I wanted to do was to be in one movie. That's it. That was ... 
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Bad things happen sometimes. 
I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music. 
My daughter, Lily Caitlin, means the most to me in the world. 