Bruce Bochy Quotes (218 Quotes)

That puts a little pressure on you, knowing you probably need a good spring to stay here. He handled it very well. He didn't back off. He was aggressive from the get-go and stayed that way. It was something similar to Khalil Greene.

He just thinks about baseball. He said he doesn't go out. He just wants to go to the ballpark.

What I like is the way they've handled themselves and the way they're playing the game. They're showing a lot of maturity.

He's so loose. And he's got great command, too. Really, the kid has everything you look for.

We've got to come out of this -- we will. Their guy threw well. We're giving pitchers credit, I know, but we can't get down. You battle, grind it out, keep your head up. You've got to believe you'll come out of it.

Adrian has an opportunity, and he's taking full advantage of it. We're excited to have him, and he's excited to have that opportunity. He looks like a man on a mission.

San Diego is a military town, and this is our small way of showing our appreciation to our armed forces. Honestly, doing this is an honor.

I thought all along he would be back at some point. Better later than sooner.

That'll give (Giles) two days to freshen up.

We had to make sure the bullpen was in order. We've got some guys in the bullpen who need a break. So we'll wait a day, and Cameron will be in center field (today).

I expect to see the same guy I did last year. I hope they'll limit him to 30 or 40 games. That first at-bat off Adam Eaton last year was very impressive. The guy hadn't played all year and Eaton was throwing 93-94 and he doubled off the wall. That bat speed is always there.

I have a clean-shaven baseball card from 1979.

He played great tonight. He's fun to watch, isn't he He's one of those guys that glides.

The 'pen's done a great job all year. Aki was off. He hurt himself with walks to Royce Clayton and Craig Counsell and pitched in trouble there.

Wow. He's doing a great job of coming through for us, of clutching up. He's playing some great ball. That play in the ninth was huge. He's playing inspiring ball right now.

We don't want to lose him, ... We didn't want to designate anyone at this point. Our choice is that Paul would decide to stay and no one else will claim him.

It's whoever's playing the best ball at the time, who's clicking, pitching the best, playing the best ball. That's why you have Wild Card teams get hot at the end and keep going.

To be honest with you, I sure hope so. They have a heck of a team over there.

We thought it would be good for him to get some playing time. He hit some balls hard, that were right at guys, but he's a little rusty. He's a Major League player. I like his swing. His legs, his health, he's doing much better there. He just needs some at-bats.

I think you should give our club a little credit.

I know he's pulling for us. I'd like for him to get it, believe me, especially coming off his last start. I know Adam is very eager to get on the mound and pitch. This would be a first time for him.

Jake was feeling the effects of everything that was going on between his teeth and hand, but he battled out there. He did a nice job.

He's not easy to walk, ... but he did a great job getting things going.

We didn't swing the bats at all today. We got the big hit there by Joe but we didn't create many opportunities, and we were dodging bullets all day.

I thought Clay was outstanding. He was a victim of bad luck there in the sixth and got to his pitch count 78 pitches, so he came out. After that inning, we came back.

We've discovered the hard way there's no way to pitch to him. He's such a disciplined hitter at the plate and has such good plate coverage, it's almost like you can't even trust your pitchers to pitch around him. You've just got to intentionally walk him.

Sometimes you wonder why the only luck we have is bad luck, ... But you move on.

He was OK. Just OK today. He got through it, but when he misses he misses.

He doesn't play golf or poker like most players. He loves the outdoors. One thing about Ryan, he takes excellent care of himself. He doesn't stay out late and abuse himself. His interests are different. I do think he'll have a good year. He knows what's at stake.

That's about as good a play as I've ever seen a pitcher make -- and it was huge. That could have turned the game around.

No matter what level, anytime you have good chemistry it's going to add to the play, ... You compare it to your home life, it plays a part. Getting along, they probably play better on the field together.

When I heard about Doug, I immediately thought of Rick and my father. No question, heart attacks are the silent killer.

It's that time of year. You've got to keep grinding. We've leaked a little bit here with our pitching, more than we're accustomed. ... We need to tighten up a little bit.

They're going to need a break, though. Tomorrow we're going to do it by committee. They've been throwing a lot here in the last three days.

I wouldn't put him in the five-hole if I didn't think he was (capable). I think he's got discipline. He's got a nice swing and I think he could be a very productive guy in our lineup hitting in the 5-6-7 hole.

It does give Kevin (Towers) a lot more flexibility. These aren't long-term deals, but they're good players. When you sign veteran players, (it means) you don't have someone in your system who's able to fill that void. Some of the catchers we think a lot of aren't quite ready.

We are disappointed we couldn't make it more of a series and win some games. We didn't play well in St. Louis. Today, they got the big lead and we couldn't climb out of it.

At least we won't finish with a losing record. We want to play good baseball. Woody pitched well. It was a good solid game all around for us.

Chris has something going on with his thumb. We need to find out. With the cool weather tonight, he just couldn't feel how much pressure he's putting on the ball with the thumb. And he just couldn't get the ball where he wanted tonight. We're going to get an MRI exam on Monday to see if we can figure out what's going on there.

Chan Ho threw well. He did a really nice job for us. I'll let you know Sunday when he'll make his start, but he'll be out there sometime on this trip.

It was a tough day for our pitchers. Our young kids made a lot of mistakes. We made errors, missed cutoff men. It was pretty ugly.

When you had the kind of injury Mike had, he's going to have flashbacks and you're going to have to deal with things.

He deserves a shot to try to get a 'W.' He's had some tough luck.

I said, 'Trevor, you want it, you got it,' ... I thought it'd be great for him, great for the fans, great for the city.

Greenie's coming along faster than we thought. He's feeling pretty good with it, and he's got the OK to do just about everything.

Roberts said it wasn't as bad as the last time he pulled the quad,

He was a real shot in the arm when we brought him up. He's done some damage with the bat, with extra-base hits, and he's played nice outfield. He's a good athlete. He's a guy who plays both sides of the ball well. The job that he did when we brought him up, I think, was the reason why we did want him on this roster. It gives us more flexibility against left-handed pitching.

He's done a terrific job for us and it has nothing to do with the game last night, and he's well aware of it. It's difficult to sit Olivo, because he has played well, but we know how good Ramon is, too.

This is a black eye for baseball, no question. It would be nice to get rid of it and move on.

I certainly enjoyed having Grady here on the staff. He was a big help to me. I'm glad he got another opportunity to manage.