There’s no question this guy has a special arm, but he’s still a little raw.

I think there’s a possibility he’ll be activated this weekend.

We’re not sure if he’ll (Bonderman) be able to make his next start. We’ll have to wait and see.

I think it’s just the losing, the day in and day out, … It’s probably a little too much for us to overcome.

That was a tough save right there, … I mean — nobody is going to go 1-2-3 all the time against guys like that.

Our job now is to put this one behind us and go on. There’s really no other option.

He (Rodriguez) even mentioned it. He can’t believe it. From our view, it’s a little low, but you could see the ball got away from the shortstop, it was a poor throw and he was...

Right now we’re a little bit limited in the outfield with Dmitri not being able to play.

It sounds like an excuse, … but it’s a fact that this club, the way that we had set it up, for the most part has not been able to be out there the way...

Obviously, you always like to win. I’m not sure if a good finish can make up for that month.

I know some of them were good hitting, but I’d say there have been way too many pitches in the middle of the plate.

A starter gives you seven or eight good innings, you’d like to see him rewarded with a win. It hasn’t worked out as much as we’d like.

This guy is a good contact hitter. He can put the ball in play. He hit 17 home runs last year. He’s a good hitter, and he’s a good infielder.

No reason to get their pom-poms out,

To say you’re pressing, that’s true, no doubt. Even the coaching staff. We haven’t been hitting, our pitching hasn’t been as good as the first half…nice to stop the bleeding.

He really has been a different player. People have asked me if I really know about Carlos Pena and [how he figures] into next year. This is a case where we really have to take...

We haven’t been able to use them, so we’ve had to go with other players, … At this point, it’s caught up to us.

That’s two out of three that he’s done a good job. He has to keep the ball down. When he does that, he’s much more effective. He’s not overpowering.

I’m not counting on it. I’d like to say maybe he’d be available to pinch-hit, but as far as playing his position, I don’t see it happening.

This is a big win for the playoff situation,

I told him I’d need to take some time to make some decisions, and he was fine with that. I’d like to stay on the field if I can. I’ve heard from a lot of...

I don’t know if anyone will ever have to go through what I did my first year. I hope not.

We battled and we didn’t give up. We still lost but I’ll stand by that. We talked about this before – that’s the kind of game there’s a good chance you’re going to get into...

[Granderson is] a heady player, very coachable. The Dominican is a higher level [than the Arizona Fall League]. He needs to see more breaking balls and the Dominican is known for that.

[Elarton] pounded the strike zone consistently. The last couple of days we’ve been trying as a team to work a little more. When they’re pounding the strike zone, you need to be a little more...

We got a few runs off Colon, who arguably right now is the leading candidate for the Cy Young Award. That’s very pleasing. The matchup would say that the Angels were favored big-time. But that’s...

He’s (Greinke) pitched well against us. He’s 5-16. I know he’s had some tough luck, but I think he’s going to be a good one.

He’s been a different player since he has been back. We want to evaluate him, so he’ll get the bulk of the playing time down the stretch.

That was — pick an adjective — brilliant, outstanding. He was on the plate and he stayed ahead of the hitters. He’s had seven outings for us, and six of them have been good ones,...

He wants to play, … We’re probably the ones who have been holding him back a little bit, but we have to.

Inexcusable. It really bothers me.

I have not been told anything. I’ll find out tomorrow.

We’ve been pounded in seven games out of eight — that’s long. I was hoping we could piggyback yesterday’s performance and get us a little momentum going.

That’s what you call a Little League home run.

If he’s swinging well, I’ll certainly do all I can to play him as much as I can, … so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena — and does he...

Having Marcus would give me another option.

Two hundred would be a nice number for him.

I have moved on. Doing these interviews really gets me back in the swing of things. After being let go, it’s the best thing that could happen to me.

The first three innings were the key. We had a lot of opportunities, but we didn’t score. That came back to hurt us.

His track record has been pretty good. Given a chance, he’s been able to contribute. The hard part is it is so few and far between at-bats, and like anybody else, he starts pressing.

For a right-handed hitter, he starts that breaking ball right at you, which a lot of times freezes you.

We just haven’t been able to have our guys out there the kind of time we would like — that has to be stated. It sounds like an excuse, but it’s a fact that this...

When we started the season, we thought that we had a group we could grow and work with and try to get better,

We decided to put together a couple left-handers against Liriano.

He’ll throw a full side [workout] tomorrow, … I know a lot of people are saying, ‘Why are you doing that?’ I say, ‘Why not?’

I think the players are giving in a little and that’s unacceptable, … I don’t think the people of the Gulf Coast want to hear about the problems of the Detroit Tigers right now.

When they get a pitch to hit, … they’re not missing it.

This is a big win for the playoff situation. Our job is to knock ’em off and we did. Those guys are celebrating and they deserve it.

We played a lot of close games, but when things aren’t going well, you find a way to lose,

This year, if I’m voting, I’m voting for Colon.