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He is a fly ball pitcher and I think it's going to help.

He has one of the best arms, maybe is the best arm in my rotation, and he's showing right now what kind of pitcher he is. He's showing right now what we expect from him and what he can do.

He has really good hand-eye coordination. There's no type of pitcher that really gives him trouble. And he always seems to put the ball in play.

He had a big year for Washington. He's a much different pitcher now than early in his career. He's pitching now instead of throwing. He made five starts for the Nationals. He could start.

He had a chance to put the pitcher away and keep all those runs off the board but he wasn't able to do it and the inning unraveled on him. But he's got a few more starts. I don't have any major concerns about him.

We just have to back up our pitcher. Our pitcher does the best she can so we try to back her up the best that we can out on the field. It's a team thing.

Joe came out and threw five innings in the first one. He struck out 10, walked two and gave up just the one hit. Like his dad said after the game, he looked like a pitcher out there on the mound, not just a kid up there throwing the ball.

Joe's assignment was to keep an eye on him and be a role model, ... Joe never saw him, except at the ballpark. The idea of a wild, young pitcher who's out of control rooming with a veteran gave me the dramatic possiblity.

Jon is thrilled to be coming here to get a Penn State education, and we are just as excited. Jon is a quality lefty who has a 90 mph-plus fastball. He's a strikeout pitcher who has good control.

Jose is a pitcher we have pursued for some time, ... Adding a pitcher of Jose's caliber gives us a solid starting rotation for the remainder of this season and into the future.

Jose is a pitcher we have pursued for some time. Adding a pitcher of Jose's caliber gives us a solid starting rotation for the remainder of this season and into the future.

I watched the tape of that game a lot over the winter. I know that's the type of pitcher I can be in the major leagues. A game like that makes you feel that you can rise to any challenge.

Like I say every day, I think the pitching sets the tone. When you've got a pitcher go there and do what Jose did today, I think everything goes perfectly.

Lilly, he seems like every time we face him, it must be his best night. When you as a hitter feel confidence about a pitcher you faced before and hit really good against, and it doesn't matter if it's his best night, ... you're going to hit him.

That double play was a huge point in the game and gave us a lot of momentum. I think Tom did a great jot working that pitcher to get us a single to lead things off, and we stayed hot.

That extra 3 feet takes the pitcher out of it, defensively. It's a huge adjustment for the whole game.

(Startng pitcher Brad) Whitworth was cruising when we were ahead 5-1, but their guys took advantage of the short porch,

Spotting and painting. Radke was Radke. Period. He's got great arm action on his changeup. He's a great pitcher ... seemed like he could do whatever he wanted with the baseball.

Stealing isn't just speed. Most of it is knowing the pitcher and knowing what a guy does. He might dip his head before he goes to the plate or he might drop his hands slightly before he goes to the plate or his feet are narrow when he goes to first or he might slide-step.

Sure, (the Padres) are going to be the underdog. But they have a good enough club to beat somebody, simply because in a best-of-five that No. 1 pitcher is going to pitch two games for you. That's very, very important. That's why one guy in the first series could make a big, big difference.

Pick did her job and she is the type of pitcher who is going to give the defense ground balls, and those balls today just found some holes. Pick is going to keep us in the game and that is why she is on the mound.

Pick has been productive for us all season and when you are struggling offensively, you have to go with the pitcher that gives you a chance to win.

Pitching has looked great. Liz is pretty much used to pitching like that. She has been our pitcher since her sophomore year. She is durable, and she can go. She got a little ill on the trip but worked through it.

Payton has that unorthodox delivery that he throws with and we don't worry about match ups when he's out there. When you have a pitcher like that throwing strikes then we'll take our chances on being able to get out of it.

I saw a pretty dominating performance by Sarah. She's a good pitcher and does a really good job at mixing up her pitches.

I was a little concerned after they (Pacelli) scored those two runs in the fifth. Their pitcher was throwing hard and they were playing some solid defense. We needed to break through, and our top five hitters came up with some big hits.

Kyle has a very good arm and will be a solid pitcher for us this season. Joe is a hard working player I think will be even better with more experience under his belt.

Kyle's been our top pitcher all year, but we just had a rough start to the season behind him. After the first inning, I knew he was on. The plan was to have him go five, then bring in Jake Bowman, but he was right there. We needed a boost, and he gave it to us.

J.D., we're looking for a little more consistency from him. People talk about him being passed by, but he has the chance to be a good pitcher in this organization. He can't wait to get the ball. We like guys like that. He doesn't come in with a chip on his shoulder.

Just getting ahead early, I think, was a big key. We came out kind of flat the first two innings. We just stepped it up later in the game and got on them. We kept putting up runs. It's easy to play when you've got a pitcher up there throwing strikes.

I think every pitcher pitches a little differently when they get out of Colorado, ... He's a different pitcher here and we're really getting the benefits of his performances. He's pitching the way he always knew he could out of that environment.

Last pitcher to get a hit, 0 for spring. Jason (Marquis) loves rubbing it in.

I remember there was a lot of talk about upgrading the pitching staff. I knew Matt Morris was out there. Watching him from the other league, I knew he was a tremendous pitcher and a tremendous competitor. I was thinking, 'Man, I really hope we get him,' and we did.

Our hitters were definitely not making adjustments today. As the game goes on, you see the pitcher and you should be able to adjust, and we just didn't do that.

Just because the pitcher shook off my sign, it doesn't mean all the responsibility is on the pitcher. I feel responsible for that pitch because I am the one actually giving the next sign for it.

I thought he was the best pitcher in the National League, to be honest with you. He got me out a lot. I'm glad he's on my team now.

I thought he was the pitcher he can be during those innings. He was nails after the beginning.

I thought last year was a miraculous year for him. And he definitely earned my respect last year as to what kind of pitcher he was, what kind of person he was, what kind of competitor he was.

I thought it was one of those games where he was going to go all the way, ... He was really pumped up. He was a different pitcher today.

Judge is a different type of pitcher than Patrick. He goes right after batters.

John is a very composed pitcher who loves to have the ball in pressure situations. He's not afraid to throw breaking balls when he's behind in the count.

Lauren is our No. 1 pitcher this year. She's come on strong and is confident.

Lauren really showed us glimpses of the pitcher that she can be. If we can expect this kind of performance from now on, it would be huge to know that we have two pitchers capable of throwing against any team in the country.

I think they doggoned whipped our butt, ... They have players who can play in this league. That quarterback (Jon Grant) played lights out. One throw he looked like a women's softball pitcher (passing underhanded) and he hit it. We have to deal with the why and be mature about it. This is where we're at.

Roanoke Rapids just put a bat on the ball, and our defense didn't make plays; you can't fault the pitcher for that. Our heads just weren't in the game.

Our pitcher is getting better with every game.

Our pitcher wasn't focused -- we had too many walks, and hitting-wise, we weren't there. It's one of those games where you get away as quick as you can.

Our pitching was solid this past weekend. I would like to believe that we will continue to see improvement with each outing. By the time we start league play, each pitcher will have had three or four appearances.

Other than the three game skid, we shook it off. That's one thing about these teams is that we don't know anything about them. We did well with hitting the ball. Their pitcher wasn't that fast, but she was consistent.

Overall, I thought it was a really well played game. For our first game, there were a lot of positives. We were getting on a pretty good pitcher and we had chances to score runs.

Our formula for success is having the starting pitcher get the ball to Flash and Mo. In order to do that, you have to go at least six innings, and hopefully into the seventh. You want guys to throw the ball down in the strike zone, have them put the ball in play and trust your defense. It's challenging.

Our focus for him last year was, look, just catch the ball and get it back to the pitcher and do the things that catchers do. And then if you hit, wonderful. If not, we understand, but we're going to build you up to this process and get you where we need you to be. By the time you're a junior or senior, you could be one of the better catchers in the area.

I think he's the best pitcher that I've seen in the 40 years that I've been in the major leagues,

I think he understands he is a very good pitcher and we need to get fair value for him in the market. If we can do that, we'll move him to a West Coast team. He hasn't been impolite with us. He hasn't been too demanding.

I think I'm a better pitcher than 49-50. I was just battling to find out who I was and where I was and get him back here as quick as I could. At times I've shown that, last year I ran off seven in a row but then I ended on a bad note, but take the positives from anything.

I was bringing him the whole time when I saw him fielding the ball. I realized either the pitcher was going to be there or nobody was going to be there. I kept him going to see if they were going to make a play.

I was the losing pitcher in that game, and it was the same score.

It doesn't matter if you get 3,000 hits in 18 years or you get 3,000 hits in 22 years. You still have to reach that milestone. You still have to hit 500 home runs, and it's like a pitcher doing it. If you get 300 wins in 19 years and a guy gets 300 wins after 24 years, he's still doing something right.

I think Sidney is a perfect example of the type of pitcher that we feel Dave Duncan can help get better and bring him to the next level.

I think our team is a good team. A lot of teams -- (AT) was up 5-1 in the sixth and our No. 1 pitcher was the guy who started the game -- could have just laid down. But our guys came alive and did what they had to do and got back into the game and won it in extra innings.

I think he's been working his way to health and strength and being a pitcher again. He had a major injury he had repaired this offseason. He's real close. If he throws the ball like he did today, it gives us an opportunity to win a lot of games.

It feels good, it sort of brought tears to my eyes to see my pitcher work hard and she got the victory. We knew it was not going to be easy. We faced another great team, Keystone and we were able to pull through.

Just like in baseball, when your No. 1 guy is struggling, you put a relief pitcher in and that's what we did. Alan was struggling a little so we decided to give Sweeney a chance. We're very blessed to have two very good quarterbacks. It's a shame that one has to sit while the other plays.

Kelly just had more success against Arizona. I was trying to match up the best pitcher against the type of team that we were facing that day, so I decided to start Kelly.

I think the market is probably going to be pretty fair. I don't know if there's an ace pitcher out there that's going to be available. But there are plenty of position players, and some No. 3 starters.

I thought Zambrano looked a lot looser, there was more fluidity to his pitches, he kept the ball down. The key to success for any pitcher is to pound the bottom of the zone, but with him, especially. He looked totally different.

I think it was our first complete game by a pitcher this season.

I thanked him for sending a top-notch major league pitcher to face us in my managerial debut. He got a chuckle out of that.

It happens -- but it's a rare occasion for a pitcher of that stature.

It gives your team a big boost. It not only helps the pitcher throw strikes, it takes pressure off the other guys to not try to do too much. We're rolling now and we have to keep it going.

I think we were very nervous to start the game. I think (it helped) having a pitcher like Pat just taking control from the start, and then we started getting comfortable and playing well.

I think you have to ... take an MRI on every pitcher that you acquire in a trade or free agency - the elbows, knees and shoulders. That's the only way you're going to be able to look at the elbow and shoulder and knees, and get a pretty good idea of what's in there.

I think you just have to give the pitcher credit. He threw the ball well. Usually the pitcher has the upper hand when you haven't seen him, and he was a little bit funky with his delivery.

I think you've seen a different pitcher compared to earlier in the year. It's very evident that my mechanics are there, my velocity is there and everything is there that wasn't there on a consistent basis.

I thought we had a good approach for the first couple innings. They brought in a new pitcher in the third inning and we just lost focus after that.

I thought we did a better job (Saturday). We were more aggressive, and we were able to adjust to the pitcher a little quicker.

I take my hat off to Erickson. He's a polished high school pitcher who has command of three pitches and moves the ball in and out. It's impressive.

I think it showed their pitcher was going to be around the zone and our guys took advantage of that. Nate just did a good job driving it out of the ball park.

It didn't look like we wanted to play very bad. I don't know, we just didn't want to play smart baseball. We know Rogers, we knew what their pitcher was going to do. I guess they just didn't listen during practice.

We need a pitcher to step up and be a stopper. A lot of good teams have that.

Today's managers don't give the starting pitcher a chance. Maybe this White Sox staff has re-proved something that was true all along. If the pitcher's in good shape, and he hasn't allowed too many runs, he can and should go all nine.

Tiffany is a young pitcher who is still learning. We're finding out what he can and can't do at this level, and we just have to make a few adjustments.

Tyler was our Saturday pitcher and did a good job in the role he was in, but he'll face a lot tougher competition this year.

We had our best pitcher going tonight and you've got to win. All we can do is try to come back tomorrow.

We played our guts out tonight. I'm proud of the way we produced. We wanted to come out and compete, to fight. Ian Dahl just did a great job. He was as good as a pitcher can be.

We were struggling. It was easy to see that their pitcher was doing a great job. It looked like we were guessing a little bit. She was throwing strikes, and we're looking for balls. She's throwing balls, and we're looking for strikes.

We were hitting the ball well and got walks. We got hot. Their pitcher looked like he ran out of gas or he wasn't normally a pitcher.

We have three infielders and a pitcher who have experience, but the rest of the team are all inexperienced. We have a great group of hard-working girls who are hungry to fill so many open positions and the competition has been great, so in that sense, youth has worked to our advantage.

You know he's going to do something special, ... but because we haven't won a lot of his games, we kind of lose that. I've said it about Roger Clemens: When you have a great pitcher like that, it's not always automatic.

The problem was that their catcher made no attempt to tag Mandy after she got the ball. She was looking for her pitcher to cover the plate and to toss her the ball.

Today we got a good glimpse of the pitcher we've been hearing about. He's got a strong arm and he took it right at hitters, and the results showed.

You have to appreciate the pitching performance. It's nothing you're doing or not doing. Some days the other pitcher just has your number.

We'll eventually have to use a relief pitcher more often. But right now, our starters are doing what they need.

Those first two runs, if you dissect what happened, they weren't well-hit balls. I think a young pitcher might get down on himself but I know that he reached down deep and said I'm OK. . . . He was in complete control of that game.

We are delighted to have our top starting pitcher back from last year. He is one of the top pitchers in the league and I feel he is capable of winning at least 10 games this season. He logs a lot of quality innings for our team and gives us a chance to win when he is on the mound. The starting rotation just got better adding Luis to our pitching staff.

I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that my whole life revolves around.

Usually your starting pitcher will finish out the game. I felt Gabby had pitched well enough to be okay in the sixth inning.

We just didn't hit it. She may be the fastest pitcher we've seen so far.

We just didn't hit the ball. This was really the first good pitcher we've seen, and my hat is off to (Burns). He threw strikes, and we weren't able to put the ball in play.

We just didn't hit the ball tonight. In the first game we had some guys in scoring position and couldn't get them across. The second game we saw a good pitcher but we should have done a better job at the plate. In the first game we needed hits and we just put the ball in play. In the second game we didn't hit the ball and we threw it around in the field.