It took me three times to get a 'hello' out of him the other day. But he certainly has a great deal of poise for a young pitcher.
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I've watched this kid for 11 years. It seems when something needs to happen, he's either the start of it or he finishes it.Joe Torre
I'm sure he's not going to wait until he's 100 percent to tell us he can play. The last thing I want to do is hound him every day and say, 'How does it feel' because he wants to get back in probably more so than I want to get him back in.
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To take him on an hour and a half trip to pitch one inning doesn't make sense. Plus, I think he's earned it.
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I thought today was very significant for him. This the most pressure you could be asked to pitch under when everybody expects you to win, you get one run and pitch up to those standards.
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It certainly would have been a good lift for us to tie the game at that time, because we had struggled to get those guys on base. But you're going to get calls, too. You certainly can't blame anything on that.
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The first four innings were really good, then it looked like he was elevating the ball a little. That's where they hurt him.
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