Buddy Bell Quotes

"Everybody was sure we would do it, but I knew better. There was no way we would lose 100 games two years in a row! 63-99 looks real good right now!"

"When they got the four runs, we can't stop playing. We've got to keep playing. The nature of the game is to keep going. I didn't think the focus was there at the end after they got the four runs. That can't happen. I'm kind of running out of answers."

"He's played really well. He'll come into Spring Training with a real good opportunity. A lot of it depends on what we do in the winter, but there's not a whole lot about his game that I don't like."

"He understands that he wasn't ready. Those were his words to me."

"I don't think we saw Schilling at his best tonight. But we took advantage of it and that's what we have to do when a guy like that is not at the top of his game."

"We have a really strict pitch count for these younger kids."

"We have a real strict pitch count for these young kids and he was at 97. We were going to let him go between 95 and 100."

"My perspective on that was I don't think the call was made correctly. My perspective was if it's a catch, the ball would have stayed in his glove. It's pretty elementary for me. He (plate umpire Mike Winters) called me nuts. It's not the first time I've been called that."

"I'll tell you, having a guy like that out there is such a comfort. He gets such a jump on the ball and can hit for power. He's a true professional."

"We have a lot of decisions, which is good."

"He's a guy that'll help us win some games."

"Then we came back, thanks to the home runs. We usually don't get that kind of production as far as home runs go."

"I knew it was over 100 games. We'd get close, but not over the hump."

"We think so. Then again, that's up to him. He's made a lot of progress in conditioning. We look forward to seeing him back."

"I never really doubted the character of this team. Inexperience shows, and that's something we've got to live with, but the character has always been there. ... We've got a lot of young guys that need to show progress if we're going to get better, and I think they will."

"Because of the history and Ambres got hit earlier, ... I guess Mike (home plate umpire Mike Everitt) felt like Zack sent a message."

"Ooh, it does look funny, though,"

"That's not enough for a guy who's scrambling, fighting for a job."

"I like his stuff, but he's still learning how to pitch."

"He did a great job. He's nice to have in the rotation with that kind of stuff."