Baserunner Quotes

You know what you're going to get out of him. You're going to get about 85 percent sinkers and make you try and get the ball up in the air. He'll throw you sinkers until you make an adjustment. If you do get a couple of baserunners he's one of the best at getting the double-play ball. - Bob Melvin

We had baserunners. It's kind of a rarity when we don't throw a bunch of hits up there. - Terry Francona

They battled me pretty hard... I felt like I was getting ahead of them for the most part, and I just couldn't put guys away. It seemed like I was in trouble every inning [with] baserunners. It was a tough game. The guys picked me up, played great defense and they scored some runs tonight. - Andy Pettitte

Quick -- isn't he quick? He made that happen there in the eighth inning. ... Speed is a constant. It's at the ballpark every day. It makes the infielders shorten up a little. It makes them, in running situations, get a little closer to the bag. Creates more holes for hitters. And then it makes pitchers slide step and concentrate more on the baserunner than the hitter. So it's a big advantage having some speed. - Lou Piniella

It doesn't always work out that way. But not only is [Castro] slow, he's one of my worst baserunners. That's a double whammy. It just makes me crazy. - Willie Randolph

I felt all right, not great... They battled me pretty hard. I felt like I was getting ahead of them for the most part. I just couldn't put guys away. It seemed like I was in trouble every inning as far as baserunners and stuff like that. - Andy Pettitte

He's just a good player. He's a good hitter, a good defender and a good baserunner. He's a tremendous role model for all our younger players. - Mike Hargrove

He's a good player. He's a good hitter, a good defender and a good baserunner. He also plays hard all the time. He certainly is a tremendous role model for all our young players, or anyone else who wants to watch. - Mike Hargrove