Chris Woodward Quotations

(He) was just nasty, what are you going to do?

He sees little things that we can't even pick up. He'll just say, 'I've got this guy,' and then hit a slider 500 feet. He's not only talented and gifted, but he does his homework.

You have to gear up for his fastball,

A little bit of attitude. He comes every day to play. I think that's a big plus for us, especially some of the younger kids. Not only does he put up big numbers, but he does it every day. He's so consistent.

This guy can mess you up like they can, and he's been a closer. I like that we got him.

They're stronger as a family right now, I think. They've been through a lot and my heart goes out to them.

Especially with the guys behind him, he'll score runs. If he has a .400 on-base percentage, he could score 200 runs.

I had to hit it out to hit it over their head,

I knew the ball doesn't carry well here, and they were back playing no-doubles. I had to hit it pretty hard to get it over their heads.

I'm glad I got to turn a double play today. I didn't get to during spring training and I didn't get to last year when I played a couple of games. It was good to get that one out of the way.

It hinders you when you're able to play anywhere.

Any time he pitches, as a team, we expect to win. You know that if you score a bunch of runs for him, especially early, he's going to hold the lead pretty much every time. Whether or not it's a one-run lead or a two-run lead, he pitches accordingly. It's a huge lift for us.

It just makes you relax more. We know how good we are. We know what we have.

It's a little frustrating, especially the way we were swinging the bat in Arizona.

You don't want to let him have 70 pitches in the eighth inning, which he did, but at the same time you want to .attack him.