Jerry Narron Quotes (335 Quotes)

Before, when Freel was here, having Ryan and Rich both, we knew we'd be able to get Eddie some time off at third. But since Freel's been out, we decided that if we could play him four or five times a week, we could kind of pick and choose our spots for him to get time off. We can't do that now. He's got to play.

As long as I have been in baseball, he is one of the most respected and most well-liked players by his teammates I have ever seen. Everybody here really thinks a lot of him, not only as a ballplayer but as a person.

I'm not that smart, I don't know. I don't know if there's a good time for it to work here, honestly.

No one in the world I thought would catch that ball.

We haven't been able to put up a crooked number. If we put up a crooked number, or have a big inning there, we have a chance to win the ballgame.

When I came in here two years ago, I was surprised at just the overall makeup and attitude of the club, and I think he is definitely going to change that for the better. I came from the Red Sox, and it was all about winning, performing on the field. It was more than just existing. When I got here, it was almost like the feeling was just existing.

Last night, I'm telling you, I thought we would come back even when we were down 10-2, and everybody on our bench felt the same way. Our guys are very, very positive in the dugout. They really feel like they can score runs.

I think its more pitches than it is ballpark. If you make good pitches, you have a chance to get ground balls. You have a chance to keep guys from centering the baseball.

We did so many things wrong that we didn't deserve to win that game. I don't even know how we were in it. But you're going to have innings like that. They've got some good hitters.

There are going to be errors in this game. It's not an easy game to play. We want them to go out there and be perfect, but it's not always going to happen. The biggest thing is when you make a mistake someone has to go out and pick up the slack.

(The ballparks) playing real small I guess thats obvious. Theres some people even thinking the ball might be juiced up this year, too. I dont know about that, but the ballpark is playing small.

With Junior, he's going to be honest. What Junior tells me, I definitely trust. I think he's secure enough in his ability and his place in this game that he's not going to try to prove something.

My thing with the meeting is that you just see things creep in sometimes, and you want to stop it before it does more than creep. It's easy in the last couple weeks of the season to ... let up instead of going all-out.

I wanted to stop it before it was more than a creep. It's easy the last couple weeks of the season to let up and not play all out.

He has not hurt himself. He's done everything possible to make the club. He's played well in the outfield.

I'm hoping, at worst, he'll as good as he was last year. If he can do that, we've got a guy we can trust to come in with guys on base.

He threw strikes when he had to tonight. Base on balls aren't bad when you have them at the right time. He didn't give in to the hitters tonight.

He's got a real good idea how to play it, and if he was over there for any extended period of time I think he'd be very good. He does a good job. When you move over there like he has been, there may be times when you're mentally not exactly where you're supposed to be, but for the most part he's pretty sharp.

It would be nice to have Griffey back in the lineup. We definitely miss him.

I'm very, very happy with the way Luke Hudson pitched. Being moved out of the rotation, he could have easily just mailed it in but he hasn't. He worked hard and today threw strikes.

There were some scouts from other clubs. They were impressed with how he played the game. The only upsetting thing to me about that is it's somewhat an indictment of our industry that a guy plays the game the right way and plays it hard, stands out.

When a manager puts a reliever in, he's got to trust him to throw strikes. That's a big part of being able to use a pitcher out of the bullpen.

The big thing I've talked with Felipe about is to try and steal 15 bases and get thrown out once or twice instead of stealing 20 and getting thrown out 12 times. So we'll see how he ends up.

A lot of times in this league, guys get the day off and they end up contributing big,

We've talked. He's a good baseball man. When he went to Minnesota, they were at rock bottom. He helped them build it up.

I've told our pitchers that if they throw one away, it won't hurt their chances of making the team.

That was a big-league baseball game. It was fun to watch.

I thought he threw better on Tuesday. He threw more strikes. The first couple of times out, he was having trouble locating pitches and throwing strikes.

Whether you're happy or unhappy, I can't imagine that affecting anybody's play. You've got to go out there and perform, you've got to get the job done no matter what's going on. That's what separates the pros from the other guys.

I'm sure he'll be optimistic he can play (today).

I don't think there's any security in Major League Baseball, but I try not to worry about it. I just try to go out everyday and give the very best I can. And if God wants me to be there, I'll be there. If not, I'll do something else.

I was very happy with the way Gosling threw. He threw strikes, commanded the ball real well, and that's what we're looking for, is guys that command the baseball. He did a great job, changed speeds really well.

I believe when somebody makes a mistake, you have to let them know about it so they don't make the same mistake again. But I will never embarrass one of our players on the field.

I don't care what park you pitch in, I expect you to get guys out. I think if you lower your expectations, you'll have guys happy to give up some runs sometimes. I just believe in wherever you're pitching, you go out there and try not give up a run. If you give up a run, you try not give up two.

It was great to see a young guy like Brandon Phillips have the kind of night that he did. He's a very talented baseball player. He's got all the abilities. We'll just have to see if, at the major league level, he can be consistent.

I had always heard how special Opening Day was in Cincinnati, but I wasn't able to experience it until two years ago. Opening Day in Cincinnati is different than anywhere else in baseball. With the history and tradition here, it outdoes anywhere else.

Being able to see the entire country over the last 30-some years has really made me realize just how great of an area we have here. I always look forward to coming back.

It would have been nice to have spread them out a little bit. But Friday night and today were outstanding.

When you get to the end of a back-and-forth game and you have a chance to tie or go ahead (after starting in a 6-3 hole), that's about all you can ask for.

We batted him eighth most of the time and it isn't easy heading ahead of the pitcher. I see him batting higher in the order, somewhere in the middle, and we're talking about a young kid (23).

We've gotten guys on base from the top of the order. We're getting big hits from the middle of the order.

I wasn't surprised one bit. We did him a great service by letting him go as quick as we did. We gave him a chance to make another club.

With the problems he's had, he wants a complete OK from the doctor before he plays nine innings.

For knowing your role and preparing for that role and just being ready when you're called on, he's outstanding. You know he's going to give you a good at-bat.

Everybody likes day games after night games, ... They're tickled to be on the field. I'm sure Denorfia will be. Nothing against Kearns or Casey, but I'm happy Denorfia will get the opportunity to play today.

Just watching him out there throwing, it looks like he has a real good idea. It looks like he's going to be a guy that can throw strikes.

I know it gives us too many guys at second, but it's a chance we're going to take. We'll do everything we can to make it work and try to get these pieces to fit.

We're not going to have guys make the team by default. I'm all for guys earning their way on.

He hits a lot of people, ... He's one of the better young players in baseball, and he's having another very good year. I enjoy seeing guys that come and play the game hard. He does that.

We got some big hits from Dunn and Griffey. Griff's big three-run homer was huge for us at the time of the ballgame ... I like the way we played.