More - Bob Melvin Quotes

We saw it all spring and have seen it in the [regular] season. We must have seen it happen six or seven times in Spring Training and at least five times in the last four or five games. I would like to see him quit doing it.

Bob Melvin

 

Tony really worked him, and that's as professional an at-bat as you're going to see. When you end up walking the guy, the life comes out of you. . . . Throwing that walk broke his heart.

Bob Melvin

 

Tony really worked him. That's as professional an at-bat as you are going to see. When you walk a guy, there's that second run, and the life kind of comes out of you.

Bob Melvin

 

He handles the bat very well, hits the ball to all fields. I've already hit and run with him a couple of times this spring, and he's done a nice job.

Bob Melvin

 

We continued to battle, and got their closer in the game. If you keep battling and put yourself in position enough times, you're going to come through.

Bob Melvin

 

I wouldn't argue the fact that we were probably a little too professional last year. Doesn't mean they weren't playing hard. It's just that, on the surface, it looked like we were a little too laid back.

Bob Melvin

 

They should get better and better. When you get off to the start they've had, especially with the young guys, their confidence grows. The expectations get higher and higher. They've got a good thing going over there.

Bob Melvin

 

(Terrero) played a nice game yesterday. Unfortunately, he gets the highlight because of what happened. That wasn't what won or lost the game for us. One of the reasons we were in a position where we were at that time was because of Luis Terrero.

Bob Melvin

 Game

It certainly isn't the same we looked at last year when [Michael] Gosling and Halsey were neck-and-neck, and we didn't know anything about those guys. It is a much different battle this year.

Bob Melvin

 

He's a guy that, as far as his arm goes, he's always been a rubber arm -- resilient arm guy.

Bob Melvin