Mike Scioscia Good Quotations

He's a good defensive third baseman, and he's quick and he's got good range. Early on this spring, he wasn't moving his feet like he can, but you can see today what type of third baseman he can be.

He's pitched some good baseball against us, but that was probably the best game he's pitched against us. When his fastball was off he got his breaking ball over.

He keeps getting finer and finer with his stuff. Although he's not throwing as hard as he once did, he's still adept at hitting spots, changing speeds and keeping hitters off-balance. He just knows how to pitch, knows what he wants to do, and he's very good at it.

He didn't get a very good look with the Dodgers.

He's had better at-bats for the last two or three weeks. He's becoming productive. We need Fin. It's good to see him contribute.

He had a couple good innings, then his pitch count got a little elevated and we were hoping that he could get through six. He found a second wind and he got through seven and eight.

John did something that he hasn't done since last year. He would bend but not break. He was good in the early going but it got away from him.

I think his stuff was good and he was the guy that we really needed to get out of that jam and finish the inning for us. Unfortunately they grabbed the lead and they held it there.

I think it was a terrific effort against a good club and considering the circumstances of being in a pennant race.

That's a tough lineup, and you have to make pitches in good locations to get them out. I think he got a little too fine in some counts.

The only way to overcome this is to grind it out. There's no easy fix. We're a good club and we'll get it back.

The only way you can beat Oakland is with good pitching. You've got to match them pitch by pitch.

This win was a good win for the team and gave us a big lift. We have to focus on winning from here on out.

We're good at situational baseball. And running the bases well is more important offensively than anything we do.

We've talked about that for awhile, ... It's something we'll continue to look at very closely. ... His velocity is good and at times he throws to his pitching spots, and that needs to continue. ... We feel he has enough in his tank to do what any of our starters need to do down the stretch.

We were not very good on the mound. That was the story.

We're going to need Tim and it was good to see him square one up.

What he has to do now is regain some stamina to become a starter again. He has as good a stuff as anyone.

We feel we have a good young arm going against those guys, and the only way you're going to beat pitching is to match them pitch for pitch.

We were facing a real potpourri of pitchers, ... Everyone who came in the game made good pitches. All of those guys, they've got some good young arms. Woodyard had good stuff. Fortunately, we got to them late.

Vlad has had some stretches occasionally where hits haven't fallen in. But he's the type of hitter that takes one swing to get him locked in seeing the ball again, and he can go crazy. That's a dangerous player, and they have done a good job with him so far.

Umpiring of baseball has been around since Day 1 and some calls are missed, but most of the time they get it right, ... Instant replay in baseball? I don't know if it is ever going to be such a plus that is should be a part of our game. There are plays that are going to be bang bang. But you have to absorb that and play good baseball.

We did a lot of good things. We played more the type of game we need ... and we brought our game on to the field today. That's what we have to do on a consistent basis.

Finley's been swinging the bat a lot better, ... It's good to see him chip in.

That's impressive for a youngster to have that good of at-bat in his first post-season at-bat.

That is not necessarily a good thing and not necessarily a bad thing at this point of the season. There is a danger of a guy getting cranked up for a competition that is going to be more intense. But I don't feel there is any benefit for it, no.

The velocity is matching the command and he's getting good results.

I really liked the way we had good situational hitting towards the back end of the game. Jose Molina, I don't know if he's had a bigger hit for us this year. That was huge.

It seems like we've come to this point numerous times this season, where you wonder if you're over the bump in the road and things are going to start to click, ... This would be a good time for it.