Outfielders Quotes

What we're going to do is use spring training as sort of a feeling-out process for Phil and Preston and our other outfielders. It gives us a lot of comfort to know that you've got a pure center fielder like Preston. But he's also so athletic, he can come in and play either corner and we'll feel very comfortable with it. - Tim Purpura

What I mainly do during the spring is spend time with our young players. I help them with their hitting and I instruct the outfielders. Working with the young guys is something I really enjoy. I'm trying to help them improve as baseball players. I'm also trying to help mentor them. I want them to avoid making the same mistakes that I've made. - Darryl Strawberry

We're more likely to be open-minded, ... It isn't something we have to do, but there has been significant interest in our outfielders. - Dan O'Brien

TV trains us to watch the ball, but you need to see how the outfielders move around, where the infielders are positioned. - Paul Dickson

They wanted to make the play. They're both very aggressive and went after it. That happens sometimes when you have two aggressive outfielders. Large crowd and a lot of noise, sometimes you don't hear each other, as far as communication. But it's just the way we play, man, very aggressive, and it's unfortunate to have to collide like that. - Willie Randolph

They get men on base, they can run... And if you look at the formula, it's the same that Minnesota has used to win ballgames, and the Angels have used. They play good defense. Their outfielders overlap. If you're ever going to get them, it's going to be their pitching, and we haven't had success against their pitching. ... Are they in our heads? How can I say no, when you haven't had success against certain pitchers and you face them? - Joe Torre

They get men on base, they can run, ... And if you look at the formula, it's the same that Minnesota has used to win ballgames, and the Angels have used. They play good defense. Their outfielders overlap. If you're ever going to get them, it's going to be their pitching, and we haven't had success against their pitching. ... Are they in our heads? How can I say no, when you haven't had success against certain pitchers and you face them? - Joe Torre

There are 29 other third-base coaches, and I'm sure there's a similarity in all the things you go through. I do know the American League, having been in it the last four years. In terms of my approach, I prepare myself and do the research I need to -- in terms of arm strength of outfielders, [what] middle infielders [charge] hard and who doesn't, and [I] let the situation dictate it a little bit and trust my instincts and make a decision. - DeMarlo Hale