Alan Trammell Quotes (135 Quotes)

He felt it warming up a little bit, but thought it was nothing,

It's time for the troops to dig a little deeper here. We get to find out what we're made of. We've hit pretty much a low point in the season for me, and there's no pity party.

He could make our decision easy -- one way or another.

It wasn't pretty. We're a little beat up right now, and I for one don't like the way this is going. I hate it.

In my opinion, it's a sleeping giant.

There's a lot of work to be done. They don't deny it.

Not too shabby. Getting out of that first inning was huge for him, because you could see he was nervous, but he got that big double-play ball and then he settled in.

We're just not getting it done. I'm not getting the message across. This really bothers me. I know I'm responsible, but guys have got to do it. It's inexcusable to be going through this losing streak. Losing doesn't sit well with me. It shouldn't sit well with anybody. We have to keep working. I know no other way. There's no magic potion.

We got a lot of big hits today and that was one of them.

I give those guys credit over there, ... They have a worse record. They're battling. And that's what we should be doing, to be honest with you. That's the kind of way you're supposed to play. At this point, they have nothing to play for except for what you're supposed to play for It's another game. That's the job, and they seem to be doing a better job of it than we are right now.

That's the only way to do it because there's no magic dust for times like this.

I don't think Jeremy was sharp. Velocity-wise he was fine, but location he was not. He didn't have it. We got pounded. Honestly, it could have been worse. We scored in three innings and all three times we gave up runs. It's another nail in the coffin for a team that is already kind of fragile. It was not pretty.

They have a legitimate chance to make the wild card,

To say you're pressing, that's true, no doubt. Even the coaching staff. We haven't been hitting, our pitching hasn't been as good as the first half...nice to stop the bleeding.

I thought that we made that play at first on Erstad's at-bat, but the umpire said we missed the bag.

He'll throw a full side workout tomorrow, ... I know a lot of people are saying, 'Why are you doing that' I say, 'Why not'

I think everybody in the ballpark was thinking 'could it happen' ... but there's no category for almost. I give the Angels credit for being opportunistic.

We're struggling, no doubt about it. There's nothing we can sprinkle on these guys, though. There's no magic. Just keep working.

When we started the season, we thought that we had a group we could grow and work with and try to get better,

I know some of them were good hitting, but I'd say there have been way too many pitches in the middle of the plate.

How important is he to the club My gosh, he's at the top of the list.

If I leave, I leave with my head high, ... I know in my own mind we're making some headway, I believe that.

Just to even say there's a possibility, wow. But I'd have to say chances are we're going to have to make an adjustment.

Rock is a super individual.

I thought we could chip away (at 4-0) and I thought it was the best chance of staying in the game. It didn't work out.

I know it didn't look good when it happened, but it's hard to say how long it's going to be. I feel for Rondell because he's had a history of injuries, and he's a great guy.

We're not sure if he'll (Bonderman) be able to make his next start. We'll have to wait and see.

He started in Double-A and made it to Triple-A, which is a good sign,

We broke out today, it's been awhile.

I think it's pretty obvious that he's comfortable against him.

The athletic players (on the Devil Rays) fit me, and I would love to be able to work with a team like this.

For a right-handed hitter, he starts that breaking ball right at you, which a lot of times freezes you.

We don't have the finished product yet, we have a learning 21-year-old. But we like what we have. I give him credit, going through what he went through last season, getting on-the-job training. He handled himself well under the circumstances.

We did get a few hits, but then he was able to get that sinker going and then we'd hit into a double play. Give him credit.

We got a few runs off Colon, who arguably right now is the leading candidate for the Cy Young Award. That's very pleasing. The matchup would say that the Angels were favored big-time. But that's why you play.

The runner has to keep his head up in that situation.

Really, I'm OK. I'm a big boy. I've been through enough that I understand how things are.

You would like to hold them off as long as possible and to be honest, we did that. Congratulations to the White Sox. They've had a heck of a year.

(Mauer's) no easy at-bat. We're going to be talking about him for years to come.

He had a cramp and just couldn't get rid of it. He was in the dugout later in the game, so that was a good sign.

It's not unfamiliar for me to come into a situation where you're not expected to win the World Series, ... I'm not afraid to work. I like working with young players. That part doesn't faze me all.

Even though he hasn't hit that well against left-handers, we want to get him some playing time. He's opened some eyes -- what he's done hasn't been ordinary.

They're a lot further along than the Tigers were when I took over in 2003. ... I'm not afraid to work,

I'll be curious to see myself because on Tuesday, that wasn't the same club. They got it together the last couple of days. They're playing very well, but for whatever reason, when (Eric) Chavez came back yesterday it seemed to give them a little lift.

We got pounded tonight, no question. Jeremy (Bonderman) was not sharp and fell behind hitters. It just wasn't his night. They got back on track and we just couldn't stop them.

Down the stretch, we've been struggling with our pitching staff, but he's taken the ball. He's been our best pitcher down the stretch when things have been tough. It means a lot, it really does. He continues to go out there like he did in 2003, no excuses, just give me the ball.

Guerrero is not human. He is an incredible baseball player. There is now way you can pitch to him.

It is easy to second-guess me, but it was my call. I'd like someone to give me a guarantee that David Ortiz wouldn't have done that to Nate Robertson. We're talking about someone who is arguably one of the best players in baseball.

I thought he was out, ... It was a reaction.

He wants to play, ... We're probably the ones who have been holding him back a little bit, but we have to.