You’re down 8-2, that’s a long way to come back. The starting pitching is the thing that is holding us up. We have to settle that matter.

He just needs to realize that you can’t allow the environment to change your approach.

I don’t have any idea as to the Pittsburgh Pirates and what their thinking is. I have no idea about that situation or what direction any club is taking.

Werth can run, he can steal a base. Robles doesn’t run well enough to steal bases, … The other way around, you have a swing-and-miss guy and a guy without great running speed.

He has the pitches … his versatility is tremendous. It enhances your opportunities as far as when a major-league club looks at the 25 guys that you head to Milwaukee with.

He got 13 ground ball outs, and that’s good for a nine-inning game. That’s an indication of how well he pitched. That’s a very positive sign … It’s March 18th, and you want to see...

(Playing the Dodgers) is kind of special. It was five years that I spent there. In my opinion they were five very special years. There were a lot of very special things we accomplished there....

the (player) personnel factor and the evaluation of those players.

[When you] come up through a minor-league system, you know — you know — early on that, when you get a hitter to no balls and two strikes, a ball over the middle of the...

Challenges are something that I like very, very much, … I like hearing people say or maybe think that this is a situation you don’t have a chance to succeed in, I’m very challenged by...

The Cardinals are a tremendous model, … They’re interesting for this reason — they can kill you with the long ball. But what takes place with that club in between that long one being hit...

If this kid maintains the same type of mentality and approach that he possesses right now, it’s a matter of time before you start strongly talking about the fact that he is a candidate to...

I’ve always felt that honesty is the best way to go. These guys aren’t kids anymore. They are men. Sometimes you tell people some things, and they don’t want to hear it. We’ve all been...

I’m anxious, but I’m anxious everyday. I want to see this group of people perform.

They got a home run in the first inning from a very special player. But beyond that, we matched them pitch for pitch and play for play.

I give the club a lot of credit. It hasn’t been the easiest thing in the world for this club in our first five games.

I will use all 13 bench guys – I have and will continue to do so.

I thought he had a very good workout. … I think it’s a good one to build on. His next time out, you get him out there a little bit further, he’s set up to...

We didn’t bring him here to have him sit around for lengthy periods of time. If that was the case, why would you bring him to the big leagues? He’s not going to get any...

It’s unfortunate that we weren’t able to win the game. But I don’t consider it to be a bad beginning.

We need to get him back to where he is completely functional, rather than seeing parts of him here and there.

[It’s] something we’ve been missing.

He had two perfect pitches to bunt. That’s the guy you want up there to get the bunt down. You get the bunt down, it makes them have to make decisions. And we had a...

To see if there is any benefit to a four-man rotation, … You’d consider it.

I get to giggle about those two every once in a while.

He’s enhanced his stock an awful lot. I like the player, I like the person. His at-bats are starting to resemble his best years in Toronto. He plays hard and he’s a very competent outfielder....

When ‘Jim Who’ was hired, everyone was waiting to see if I would make it to the All-Star break, … I proved to a lot of people my capabilities.

There are elements of what we’re capable of as an offensive team that we haven’t gotten to yet.

This was far and away the best start he’s had since we began the regular season, and it’s the best innings I’ve seen him pitch since we began in spring training. It’s completely attributable to...

It’s muddled. To be as muddled as it is now is … intriguing.

The one thing I noticed about this team while watching from the other dugout is that it swung and missed too much. The approach had to change collectively, in my opinion, as far as each...

With a couple of adjustments that he’s made [to his delivery], some of the things that we’ve seen on the field thus far have been eye-popping.

He’s an aggressive pitcher [who] sets the tone by being aggressive and throwing strikes and coming right at you. You like guys like that.

I really feel like I’m coming back to my roots,

There’s a lot of baseball to be played.

He pitched exceptionally well. He had a terrific day.

We have a decision to make. I have no interest in pursuing anything unless after the out clause is exercised.

If you have enthusiasm, thank God for it. If you don’t have it, get down on your knees and ask God for it.

I’m not saying things would have necessarily been different if Sean was in the lineup but I think it would have helped to have a hitter who combined to strike out less 100 times over...

Zach Duke showed us last year, and in his first start, what type of pitcher he is.

We’re seeing some of these guys beginning to escalate themselves in the direction that you want to see them going.

If I’m a pitcher and I’m paying close attention, I’m certainly not going to be afraid to attack somebody’s bat. I want the ball in play — because they’re going to make plays.

You can’t make a mistake against that club like we did in the fifth inning. I don’t know who was calling (for the ball), but obviously you need to catch that ball.

That’s the difference between Oliver Perez on Opening Day and Oliver Perez in Cincinnati. He was pitching uphill.

That will be a tremendous hit for Murfreesboro City Schools.

Stuff-wise, it doesn’t get much better than what you see from this guy, … The consistency of what’s thrown for strikes has improved. … Sanchez obviously has stepped up.

We did a good job of coming back against a very good ballclub.

No question in my mind. You are talking about people who have great baseball minds and are tireless workers.

We haven’t been successful enough when we have game-changing at-bats. We haven’t been successful in getting the hit that puts you back in the game [and/or] the hit that puts you out in front and...

As you saw the game unfold, we had many opportunities to put that team away before they got us. It’s that simple.