Lineup Quotes

You've got to give them a lot of credit, being down 3-1 with only six outs remaining and they're at the bottom of their lineup. It's a tough one to swallow, but the bottom line is they beat us. - Mike Bianco

You've got to apply pressure. When you do that, up and down the lineup, which we're capable of doing, it puts enormous pressure on the opposition. - Joe Torre

You've definitely got to be careful. That last pitch he could have hit 450 feet. Their whole lineup is awesome. They're approaching a major-league record for homers. With the tying run at the plate, everyone in that lineup you approach as if they can hit a home run. Young hit a tough pitch. He showed why he's leading the major leagues in hits. I just tried to keep the ball down against Teixeira. - Huston Street

You're talking about a guy that got moved from the 9 hole very shortly to the 6 hole and then, in his first full season in the big leagues, being put in the 3 slot in the lineup. And he didn't blink. . . How he handled that mentally and emotionally, as much as what he did statistically, really drove the confidence that we had in making an offer like this. - Mark Shapiro

You're not going to get them every day. There's going to be days where you just swing the bat and don't get those. But if we continue to get the starting pitching we've had the last few days, I think we'll be fine, I think we can compete. I know, with our lineup, we're going to score runs. - Jerry Narron

You're going to have some bad starts. I'm only human. It's nice to be able to bounce back. There were some innings that were relatively easy, but by no means is that an easy lineup. - Randy Johnson

Young Scott Baker out there facing a lineup that can just eat you alive. But he had enough deception. He can add and subtract very well. - Ron Gardenhire