Tim Purpura Quotes
I know he's a free swinger, but at least half his strikeouts this spring have been looking. That leads me to believe that he's trying to be more aware of the strike zone. He's still going to strike out a high percentage of the time. But he's more cognizant of it, and is trying to get better pitches to hit. 
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[And it might be] more like two weeks... It could take another four or five days. ... It's tough to take that bat out of the lineup. It's a lot like early in the season when we lost Jeff Bagwell in May.
- Tim Purpura
I am relieved, but I was ready to make that decision. I don't disagree that Willy deserved to be on the club for what he did. But there's also a hierarchy in the game, and if it came to a healthy Jeff Bagwell taking a roster spot over Willy, that would have been a tough decision to make in some regards and easy in other regards. Jeff, being the veteran, would get my vote.
- Tim Purpura