He's going to want to test it, so we felt it best to back him off and make the decision for him.
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We've got to see them in the game as Spring Training progresses. We're actually looking to see the hitters who are in better shape. Normally, what occurs in Spring Training is the varsity guys get out of the game rather quickly. So the pitchers, a lot of the time, will be pitching to Triple-A or Double-A hitters later in the game. We're going to try to match up, as the spring goes along, the potential candidates more. Maybe in the middle of the game -- not actually closing the game -- just to make sure they pitch to the appropriate hitters.
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What I'm trying to convince them is, you're not trying to beat the Yankees or the Red Sox or the Blue Jays, you're trying to beat the game of baseball through execution. When you play the game properly, it really should not matter what name is on the front or back of the shirt. And when you can reduce it to that mentally, I think you have a better chance of repeating the proper things over and over again.
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I just felt he is the right man at this time.
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They swung the bats pretty good today and when we made a mistake, they did not miss it. That's what I saw. And we made several mistakes.
Joe Maddon
They believe we are still in the game as it gets tight and late. There's a good feeling in the dugout.
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