Now, we can have some swagger in these late-inning games because we have done it before. We have a reference point.
Quotes about late-inning (12 Quotes)
We need a real potent bat in the lineup, we need starting pitching, we need some late-inning bullpen help and then we need to beef up our bench.
I truly believed that. We played so well against Sheldon and it was a tragedy that we lost that game on a late-inning home run. I just don't know what to make of us right now.
On a team like this, I can be satisfied with that role. This team is capable of a lot of good things and they need a guy like that. It takes pressure off the starters if they're having a tough day and those late-inning relievers don't need to be in earlier. I'm hoping that I can be the glue between the cracks.
He's going to be a late-inning pitcher, a closer-type guy. He's been throwing the ball hard and improving his breaking ball.
You are paying those late-inning specialists a lot of money, and if you don't use them and lose the game, you have a lot of questions to answer.
I was impressed with that late-inning rally. We were down and guys got excited and started hitting.
He was a late-inning stud all through college and continued in his first pro year. He has an 88-90 fastball with a good slider. He's an outstanding strike thrower, missing bats down in the zone with a low, three-quarters delivery. He has presence, confidence and instincts on the mound with a history of success.
You want to be able to put him in the game. You need to have those days where you can get him four at-bats here and four at-bats there to keep him sharp for late-inning situations and big pinch-hit situations.
He's a veteran presence, a quality bench player. He can play four spots -- first, third and both corners. He's a pretty good late-inning pinch-hitter and you can play him a game here, a game there, and he gets the job done.
These two pitchers have really solidified our bullpen the last few years. They have continually responded to late-inning pressure situations.
He always tries to do what's best for the team. No question about that. I hate to take him out of the game and have one of the kids bat fourth in a late-inning situation. You don't want a young kid to come up three times in extra innings.