Shortstop Quotes

We've got a first baseman, shortstop and second baseman that I think should win a Gold Glove. Those guys are great in the infield. - Chone Figgins

We're starting to know what each other will do. It's fun playing with him. He's a great shortstop. It's hard to see in the day games here. The ball was a rocket at him. He made a great play and gave me a perfect feed. Then it was easy for me. - Mark Ellis

We're pretty solid defensively on the right side since that area is senior dominated. Anna at shortstop has a pretty good glove with quick hands and good range, so we're solid defensively up the middle as well. - Kim Pfeifer

We're coming to a point where we'll have to make a decision, but the skills he refines while playing shortstop will serve him regardless of where he ends up. We have a new coaching staff and we'd like their input. - Roy Smith

We were solid the whole time. Our pitching was great, we had great defense and it showed tonight. Uribe came up so clutch. He's the best shortstop in the league right there. Without him tonight, we'd still be playing. - Carl Everett

We want to play this series one game at a time, really roll the dice and possibly go after it. Possibly, I may even move (senior shortstop/pitcher Ryan) Schmidgall to Game 3 starter. - Stan Hyman

We just haven't made a commitment to that. We haven't broached it with the shortstops. - Joe Torre

We hit the ball hard, but the ball would not fall for us today. We kept hitting it at the shortstop. - Dave Orzel

We haven't scored any runs. Deivi has played some shortstop, second and third base. - Jim Bowden