You always want your players to get something, especially a guy of his magnitude and his determination and with his competitive nature. He's earned it, he's deserved a shot and an opportunity, which is why I didn't take him out of that game Saturday.
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You hate to have a guy have back problems, then he starts changing his arm angle and compensating for it and you end up hurting something else. His teammates, they really convinced me he had had enough.Dusty Baker
You've got to admire him for not quitting. When you're hungry, you can find a way to do things. He was going to have to go to work or play ball.
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He's had that from time to time. That's the first time he's had it this year, but when a guy comes to you and says his back is really tight, you can't leave him in there. It's just unfortunate that it happened tonight at the end of this trip, a bad road trip.
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I don't like to move a lot. My last stop, I was there 15 years. My house, I've been there 15 years. I'm not crazy about moving.
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He pitched masterfully. That wind was on our side a couple of times today.
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We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much. He doesn't miss pitches up in the zone.
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