Mike Hargrove Gave Quotations

I hate to use those two matchup guys, Sherrill and Putz, that early. They both did a great job and gave us a chance to do what we did later.

We gave up four quick ones and never got back in it. We didn't even hit many balls hard.

We really needed somebody to come in and shut the Indians down. Seeing how well they're swinging the bats, that's not an easy proposition. He gave us two very good innings and almost gave us three. We really extended him and he responded well.

We saw the result of him not pitching in a game for 14 days. Even given that, he gave up only two hits.

Offensively, I think we hoped for a little more out of Jeremy and I know he expected a lot more from himself. Defensively, he gave us more than we expected. He's going to get better at the plate, but he showed us he can play the heck out of center field.

The good ones you have to get as early as you can. He settled down more quickly than we hoped. Washburn settled down, too, but not as quickly. That was the game: Santana settled down and gave up one run, and Jarrod settled down and gave up four.

Seeing him throw like that gave me a warm feeling. I wish we had five more just like him.

We gave ourselves a chance to come back. We had patience when it counted.