Bruce Bochy Playing Quotations

He is playing inspiring ball for us right now.

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 played a lot of positions. Right now, he's going to be playing second for the most part.

He was playing terrific baseball. He was playing great defense and he was one of our hot bats. This is a big blow for us. He's a guy we're going to miss.

Swagger goes hand in hand with playing well. We have a lot of experience here. We're not looking for these guys to bounce back and have MVP years, but to be productive and have a year close to the previous year.

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.

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're starting to get a little concerned whether he's getting enough playing time.

We broke down in the eighth inning. That opened up the floodgates. ... We were playing flawless ball until the eighth.

Brian's not playing dirty there. He's just trying to break up the double play.

Brian was trying to break up the double play. He's not playing dirty there. West got the call right.

I wanted to increase his playing time against right-handers and he started struggling a little there against right-handers (in recent games). That's why we're going back to the way we were.

You would think that we are playing at Coors Field the way these games are going.

It turned out to be a good trip for us. We're playing better. It's good to see some guys break out with the bats.

It's up to him now to continue his progress and get back to playing like we think he can.

I want them to get accustomed to playing together. I like the way the outfield looks. They are working well together.

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.

We're going to approach him like he's been playing all year. Watching batting practice, it doesn't look like he's had any problem getting ready.

We're going to approach him like we always have, as if he's been playing all season. This guy's one of the greatest hitters of all time. You want to make quality pitches and not make mistakes.