Outfield Quotations | Page 2

Both outfield and infield played a lot better tonight defensively. We executed a lot better, this game, than we did against Gentry. We also put the bat on the ball a lot better tonight.

Ross would play a little outfield this year. We're not going to pinch hit and (play) first base.

Balls that were hit to the outfield weren't even damp. The outfield just soaked it up. It was pretty incredible.

As deep as their outfield was playing there, you've got to take a shot to score there. I'd rather make an error of aggression than passivity.

They put me in the outfield last year, and it totally makes sense now.

They've got a great outfield and it won the game for them tonight. Shoot, they made a couple great defensive plays that changed the game.

Right now we're a little bit limited in the outfield with Dmitri not being able to play.

Our defense is pretty consistent. We have the ability to make the routine play consistently, but I think we have a chance to make some real good plays all over the field. The infield has good range and the outfield will cover a lot of ground.

This gives us a chance to see these kids play all of the outfield spots. We're going to move them around.

This is the calmest I've been. Everyone says you win up the middle. I look out there and we're experienced. I don't worry about the outfield because Alan is there. Conor is out there and John controls it behind the plate.

You take some pills, go out and run in the outfield and you get the blood flowing. All of a sudden you feel much better.

I like a lot about him. I like his speed, like his attitude, he switch-hits, he plays all outfield positions, he asks good questions, he's hungry to learn and he enjoys playing.

I'll be back in the outfield in a couple of weeks. I'm not rushing it.

I like his speed and his attitude, and he switch-hits and plays all three outfield positions. He asks good questions. He's hungry to learn.

I'm just excited that both of the guys are playing well. That's the best part about second base. The thing about Luna is he's got so much versatility. He can play in the outfield tomorrow if we really want him to.

I kind of like that. I'll play wherever the team needs me to play. I think I'm more of a middle infielder, but I can play outfield and I can pitch. I like pitching. It's good to have the game in my hands.

I love it. It's awesome. For me, there's a lot of room in the outfield to roam.

I had a chance before to drive runners in, and I didn't get it done. Fortunately, I got a second chance. All I wanted to do was get it on the ground in the outfield somewhere.

I just want to play outfield like any other outfielder. I feel comfortable enough and they are giving me the opportunity.

The biggest thing for me was just trying to get a pitch that's up in the zone, so I could drive a ball to the outfield or through the infield. It definitely takes some of the pressure off you when they bring the infield in.

Once he starts playing the outfield and proves to us that he can run the bases and play the outfield a few days in a row, then we'll see where he's at.

Once the bases were loaded, you simply try to pick out a pitch, something up that you can get into the outfield to try to get a run across, but nothing more than that. He was throwing the ball too well to try to do anything else. I was fortunate to work the count well enough to get a walk.

I want to protect him the best I can and we'll go from there. He's doing the drills and he's doing fine, but I don't want to kill him. I think breaking him in slowly by allowing him to hit and then eventually getting him into the outfield is the right thing to do.

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

I want them to get used to playing all three outfield spots. Versatility is certainly the key to what we want to do.

The field has taken a beating in the last week or more. The way we've been getting the weather, there have been enough breaks in between. The big thing is keeping the infield level. It's taken some work but the outfield is not necessarily in prime playing condition.

I know I can play every day in this league. As far as the (Jays') moves, I didn't even think, 'Gee I'm glad they didn't make any outfield moves. We got a couple of pitchers we needed. We needed a closer and we got that. We needed a power bat and we got that. Wow!

I just have to get used to it. The outfield grass is different than the infield grass. I learned that. I did well for my first time. I had fun out there.

I'll go out there and see what happens. I played a couple of games in the outfield in the Minors, but not at the big-league level, so we'll see how it works out.

Charron pitched a great game for them. They had that one big hit and that was enough. We hit a few hard shots to the outfield but they made the catch.

Chavez is an athletic player with excellent defensive skills in all three outfield positions. He gives us another outfield option as we approach spring training.

I don't know if the at-bats are as important as just standing out there in the outfield for the whole game. That's how you get your legs back.

An outfield composed of Cobb, Speaker and Ruth, even with Ruth, lacks the combined power of DiMaggio, Musial and Ted Williams.

Ashley saved us with the catch against Huntington. That was an extra-base hit if she doesn't catch it. I feel better about our outfield now.

All four of those guys can play all three outfield positions.

You don't have too many guys who are regulars you can use, without fear, in three outfield positions in three days. That's generally a part-time guy.

And no matter what happens, we're going to need some outfield help,

It just happened that we had more of a need in center field. We all knew 'X' can play. Certainly, this would have been the year that would have provided a great opportunity to play one of the corner positions. But in this outfield here, we thought it was more important to go get a guy who can play center field.

I toss a ball into the stands whenever I'm (catching) balls in the outfield in pre-game warm-ups. Just to see their faces when they get it, it's awesome, it's great.

That kid is gold. He's a real triple-threat. He's a defensive gem in the outfield, runs well and hits with power. He runs down balls in the outfield as well as anyone and has a great arm.

As a GM, to get a switch-hitter who's a leadoff hitter with a lot of dimensions -- power, speed, the ability to play the outfield the way he does -- is a godsend to the organization. The opportunity was great, the timing was wonderful and he's very deserving.

They out hit us. Errors caught up to us. Our entire outfield has little experience. Our left fielder (Jackson) is a 10th-grader. Our left-center fielder (Tori Paxton) is a 10th-grader. Our right fielder (Jones) is a track star. Our right-center fielder (Sara Waldrop) has had a little experience. We've only got three players with any experience. But I think we're going to be OK.

They are the best outfield we've had since I've been here. They are strong, both defensively and at the plate.

It's a pretty ballpark. There are a few things we still need to do, with drainage, and we've got four more billboard-type banners to add to the outfield wall. We would love to have them up by Saturday. We're hoping to have a lot of former players here.

It looks like Alfonso Carrillo will start in the outfield and Dane Houser, a transfer from Marist, will also start.

There will be a week I get up and I feel like I can do it again and then the next week, I don't want to get out in the outfield and start running those poles and doing those things. If last year's World Series was it for me, I'm more than happy. I know we didn't reach our ultimate goal, but it was a lot of fun. I have a lot to think about.

There will be complete circulation around the outfield and the fountains.

He showed us what we needed to see to have confidence in his ability to put him in the game at any time, at any place in the outfield or as part of the lineup.

He's one of our leaders. We lost a lot of people this year. Our outfield has been beaten up pretty bad. And Jacque is the one guy who needs to step up, and he's been doing that.

I can be under control as a pinch hitter. But playing the outfield is different. It would look no good if someone hit a ball into the gap with the game on the line.

I don't say yes, I don't say no. They haven't 100 percent decided where I'm going to play. He didn't mention second base, not to me. He said outfield for this year. For the first time, it shocked me a little bit. I've never played outfield before. He said, 'We need you in the lineup.' That part is good. I'll just wait and see what happens.

I'd still like to find a starter and improve the outfield situation as well.

He adds a defensive presence in the outfield that gives confidence to our pitchers. And he adds speed to our offense where maybe he can steal a base instead of us giving up an out to move a runner over.

If he starts ripping the cover off the ball, that always puts a thought in your mind to keep him. Playing everyday in the outfield is a better thing for him right now, so one thing I don't want is him here coming off the bench and being a pinch-hitter.

The kind of season Kyle had in 2003 indicates what he is capable of on the field. He should fit in nicely in the outfield (J.D. Foust was signed earlier), but I'm also excited to see what another big bat can do for our lineup.