We'll definitely pinch-hit him quite often. He adds a little bit more power off the bench. We need someone to hit homers. He has a more consistent chance to hit doubles and homers.
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I want to make sure we're ready when we come out. I thought last year we were ready but got off slow. That was the worst month we had, and it put us in the hole. The first game counts the same as the last. You don't win pennants in April, but you sure as hell can lose them.Charlie Manuel
I thought about it. But we were kind of running down on players.
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Ryan has a rubber arm, and I can put him out there for extended innings. I think Ryan's attitude has been great. We've talked a lot about it, and he's doing well. I'm very pleased with his attitude. He's a competitor and he wants to play and start -- I understand that. I wouldn't want him to feel differently than that.
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I thought to myself, 'That's what it's all about.' He struck out and was mad. But he gets another chance, and he don't do nothing but bust the heck out of one. ... On good teams, teams that win, it seems like there's a lot of guys who can do that.
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He looked like he was diving into the end zone. He wasn't going to let anything stop him.
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The strikeouts were kind of a surprise to me, but at the same time he was very cool and he used his pitches good.
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