Eric Wedge Quotes (344 Quotes)

It didn't work out. He's been as consistent as any of our starters, going back to last year, so we stuck with him and they got to him. They were swinging the bats well tonight.

Good luck. I'm pulling for you.

Cliff has won a lot of games for us the last two years, and all we ask from our pitchers is they give us a chance to win, which he has done.

Ben had a great night. He got us going early with that big home run, and then just kept it going.

The kid (Shawn) Camp came in and did a real good job. They threw some good arms at us tonight.

He's had a great year. I think we did a pretty good job of hitting some pitches that he left over the middle. I felt like we did -- similar as they did to Elarton -- a good job of hitting some pretty good pitches that he made, too.

That's as good as I've seen Johnson in a long time.

What's exciting for me as a manager, and I think for our fans, is that our team should only get better and has the potential to remain a quality team for several years.

We feel strong about Sauerbeck, and the ability of some of our right-handed relievers to get left-handers out.

Whether it's a first-year guy in the organization or a veteran guy, every conversation has a different dynamic.

When we're playing the way we're capable of playing, we can beat anyone. But when we're not playing the way we're capable of playing, we can lose to anyone.

We want competition. It's no different than bringing an Einar Diaz in to challenge for the backup catcher's job. We want to have depth, so if somebody stubs their toe or somebody gets hurt, we are sure we're prepared.

I think we're going to set him up to throw a simulated game on Saturday. It depends how he does today.

I'll be there. But no doubt about it. This is a real good time for us to have an off day.

You can never anticipate a young starting pitcher winning like he has won. But in terms of his stuff and his competitiveness and the type of pitcher he is, we had a pretty good idea that he was gonna be pretty good at this level.

They should feel good about how far they've come. They played their tails off for 162 games. We just had trouble finishing it off.

It's good for any pitcher to have an opportunity to close out a game. It's always something to get that last out.

Jake was fantastic. He had a live arm and a live fastball.

Because he didn't have a normal Spring Training, we're seeing him catch up. This winter was the first time he hadn't pitched in Winter Ball. So it took him a little while to get going.

I just think he was over the middle of the plate and they were swinging the bats well tonight. It was a bad night, all the way around. It's one game.

Danny couldn't find it today.

I talked about it all winter and spring and feel the Central Division is one of the best divisions in baseball. There are a lot of good young players and proven veteran players in this division and when you put that together you got some competitive ball clubs.

He's so consistent in his temperament, he approaches the game the same way.

I liked his poise and his presence on the mound. He still needs to work on being more consistent with his secondary stuff.

He's in the zone right now. He's the hottest hitter in baseball.

That was a tough one with Omar. I knew he didn't want to hit leadoff, and fortunately we had other people who could get us through it without him hitting leadoff.

These guys deserve a great deal of appreciation for what they've done, but it might be tough to recognize that today.

The good side is that it came early in the season. Number one, it can't happen again. Number two, it probably won't happen again.

For a young man, he was focused on what was coming around the corner vs. getting caught up in what was happening at that point in time.

I thought our guys did a good job tonight, ... I think our guys went out there, offensively, and were aggressive. We did miss some opportunities when we had to expand the lead, but they didn't let that get to them. They kept going.

They had to work for it. Some of it is a product of us having so many off days. We haven't been able to get guys consistent work.

He's been really good defensively so far. He's starting to get comfortable there and is further along than we thought he'd be.

We think a lot of him. He's had a good camp. Most definitely, he's gotten our attention.

He's got a presence on the mound. He's a strong competitor, and he has a strong knowledge of what he wants to do out there.

You felt a lot of electricity in here (Sunday night). When you have that many people here it's a different kind of energy, and a lot of people felt it. That was good to see.

He threw the ball well. He has a live fastball and slider.

We've chased pitches a little more the last couple, three days. We've got guys maybe over-anxious at times. Maybe we've pressed a little bit with runners in scoring position.

Casey has been battling some tightness in his lower half. I almost got him out of there last night. But I expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow.

I remember hearing about him back in Double-A that he could have power. But it's been very gradual with him, improving from level to level.

Scott came back strong today. He got ahead of hitters, and stayed ahead. It's good to see him back on track.

It's something that's been a gradual process, and a team that's done a heck of a job of evolving and continuing to improve.

I had issues with the ball and strike calls. I didn't think I did that much to get tossed, but I guess he thought I did.

Without having to worry about his leg and having a year under his belt versus not having played for a year and a half, he's been a different guy from day one this spring.

It's a tribute to those five guys' work ethic, their ability to maintain a routine and go out and get the job done.

C.C. probably will have to go out and throw off a mound (on rehab) a couple of times.

Westbrook battled his tail off out there, ... They didn't make it easy on him, either. He made big pitches, and then, obviously, our bullpen did an outstanding job.

You watch somebody do that, you learn from it. You see what happens if you dont give into it, you fight through it and you give your team a chance to win.

He came in here and looked fantastic. He used all his pitches and all of them were working. He's more consistent and confident. These are all good things.

That's why you'd better keep your eye on yourself. That's the only thing you can control.

Yesterday, I think he was more than just fighting himself mentally, he felt really good in the bullpen. He's still coming back. You sometimes take a step back and two steps forward. I think we'll keep his pitch count down the first month and then round them up a little after that. I think he's going to be fine.