Wayne Graham Quotes (21 Quotes)

We blew a couple of scoring opportunities in the second half but the main thing is that we got the job done in the end. The boys have taken a lot of confidence from that although there is another tough one ahead this week.

That can happen, although it perhaps had as much to do with the quality of the opposition as anything,

Everything at this level comes and goes. There are going to be a lot of bad days and good days until midseason. If there are fundamental problems, we try to address those. A lot of guys who have played high school ball have to get used to the ebbs and flows of college ball.

It seems like our close game victories are tied to our relief pitching. Anytime you can come from behind and win, it's a morale builder because the more you do it, the more you believe you can.

We're playing on a really good field over there and against a good team. It's a good opportunity to get ahead of the game. We need to win the series over there bad.

They are the form team of the competition and unquestionably New Zealand's number one team it's a great challenge for us,

We know what we are up against but our guys are looking forward to it. It's a great opportunity to measure ourselves up against the best.

It's been pretty tough on him with it hanging over his head. On Monday, I think, he had something like 26 interviews to do. But now with the book launch over he's been able to relax a bit. He had a good sleep last night and went flying yesterday (Wednesday). He's pretty focused now.

Bascom is far above anybody else that they've got. It's a great test for us to prove our tenacity because he's got as good stats as anybody in the country.

We can't really take any comfort from that (the history). Everything starts again from Friday night, and they'll be smarting after getting beaten at home in the last round.

It's a matter of how the bullpen looks as to whether Bell goes in there or Crow goes in there. Bell won't be ready for a start for another 10 days.

There is nothing wrong with pitching by committee in mid-week games. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more problems for good-hitting teams than it does for the other teams.

Everybody can have a bad game, and we did. These guys have all proven that they can handle adversity. We're in the midst of a little adversity.

It's as much about good communication and trust as anything, but we're pleased with how it's come along and you saw the value of it last weekend when we were able to keep a pretty useful Canterbury side at bay.

We've got a lot of weapons. We've got speed, and we've got a lot of guys with superior talent. In good ball clubs, people pick each other up, and that's what's happening.

This could turn Houston into the baseball capital of the world. Seeing Major League Baseball every day really opened it up. It enhanced the dream.

The conditions were everything there. We had the ideal hitting conditions the park is small, the wind is blowing out and the infield is fast as lightning.

Fullerton is just like us, in that their first area of concentration is pitching and defense. I think they are an Omaha team. I don't think there is any question about it.

We didn't play behind him. I thought he was behind in the count a lot, and when he was ahead in the count he didn't make the pitches that he usually makes.

We've still got a bracket with Craig and Adam. Craig's improved significantly but we need to be sure he's fine,

The whole thing about playing him at third base is that he doesn't have to make a relay throw and he can rehab his arm. He's got a great arm action so he doesn't have to stress it.