Brad Ausmus ( 10 of 10 )
I don't think he was feeling 100 percent, but with Andy Pettitte, he's got the mental wherewithal to overcome any read more
I don't think he was feeling 100 percent, but with Andy Pettitte, he's got the mental wherewithal to overcome any type of tenderness and soreness with brainpower,
They brought the left-hander to turn Lance around and he came up with a big hit immediately, ... Lane did read more
They brought the left-hander to turn Lance around and he came up with a big hit immediately, ... Lane did a great job battling against Devine getting a single. They all had good at-bats, but Lance's was the one that opened the door.
A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a read more
A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a good hitter in a 3-2 count, do you throw a fastball he knows is coming or start fresh with the next hitter? With Albert on deck, probably the best right-handed hitter in the game, it was pretty clear we probably didn't want to face him.
I don't think he ever had a real good feel for his mechanics and release point. Whether it was related read more
I don't think he ever had a real good feel for his mechanics and release point. Whether it was related to the ball hitting him in the knee or not, I don't know. He always battles you, whether he has his best stuff or not. He has an ability to focus even when he's in pain. It was just a day when the Cardinals were better than us.
Everyone looks at the records and talks about how this team plays so many sub-.500 teams and this team plays read more
Everyone looks at the records and talks about how this team plays so many sub-.500 teams and this team plays so many teams above .500, and it's all a load of crap. You've got to go out and win your games no matter what anyone else does.
He's tough to compare to anyone, I think, because of not only his success but the longevity of his success. read more
He's tough to compare to anyone, I think, because of not only his success but the longevity of his success. I mean, who pitches for 20-some years and has only one losing season and at the age of 43 has a sub-2.00 ERA?
Andy didn't have his best stuff. Certainly the Pirates hitters battled with every single pitch. Whether it was to foul read more
Andy didn't have his best stuff. Certainly the Pirates hitters battled with every single pitch. Whether it was to foul it off or take a ball, nothing came easy.
I think he feels the door has been opened, and he's getting some shoves from behind.
I think he feels the door has been opened, and he's getting some shoves from behind.
He did what pitchers do when they're successful. He moved the fastball in and out, he kept his pitches down read more
He did what pitchers do when they're successful. He moved the fastball in and out, he kept his pitches down for the most part, and he got away with mistakes when they were up.
We knew our pitching staff was the backbone of the team. The question mark is our hitting. It isn't over read more
We knew our pitching staff was the backbone of the team. The question mark is our hitting. It isn't over yet. We've still got two weeks to go, and the offense has to come around. We're day to day with our offense.
