Leadoff Quotes

You're looking at someone who has that leadoff ability but also could get you home runs. We see Andrew as having a power kind of swing, and we want to make sure we give him the opportunity to develop that. - Brian Graham

You need breaks sometimes - we haven't been getting many. I didn't think I would get it. I was upset because I was too shallow on that leadoff single and lost it. I was glad to have the opportunity to make up for it. - Moises Alou

You look down and every single guy ... is capable of doing damage. It's pretty tough when you're an opposing pitcher. The leadoff guy gets on base and everything breaks loose. Then you can go down the whole line. It's something to look forward to. Hopefully everyone can stay healthy and it's going to be a fun year. - Xavier Nady

Winn has played phenomenal... I mean, just phenomenal. That goes to show you have to have a leadoff hitter. He's been the guy who's been putting pressure on. - Barry Bonds

Who's going to bat leadoff? - Rafael Furcal

When we moved [Kendall] into the leadoff spot, we started doing real well... I'd like to keep him in there. - Ken Macha

We're still juggling the lineup. We put Preston Edwards in the leadoff spot, and he's done a good job for us. He put the ball in play. We're still looking for somebody to step up. When Patrick gets hot, he gets hot. He did swing a good bat for us. Hopefully he can stay hot for us. - Craig Beesley

Well, we have a leadoff hitter. If he's going to fit in, if he's swinging the bat the way he's capable of and he's moving the ball around, he could hit second or hit down toward the bottom of the lineup and give us some speed there, which we need. - Sam Perlozzo

We were hoping to go under eight minutes. Our leadoff leg went 2:04 today; he's usually more of a two-flat, and our second guy, he went 2:06, and he's usually more of a 2:02. Right there that's six seconds that could have put us back in the mix, but when you get out there just never know what's going to happen. - Tori Arther