Pentland Quotes

You have to give a lot of credit to Jeff Pentland, for espousing that philosophy. We're willing to be patient and we're willing to hit to the opposite field. - Mike Hargrove

You have to be able to run well in the No. 2 spot. With Ichiro on base, the No. 2 guy will take pitches, so he's going to have to be able to hit well with two strikes. I think we've got guys who can do that. - Jeff Pentland

We've just got to rebound from this situation. We've got a lot of ability here, and we've got a long ways to go. We've got to gather up as a team, because it's a team offense and it's not any one individual that's going to get the job done. - Jeff Pentland

We've got some guys going good and we've got some guys who are struggling. Usually April's a tough month. Guys come from Arizona where the weather's perfect and the ball flies all over the place. Then you get into the reality of the season, and it can work against them, not so much physically as mentally. - Jeff Pentland

We're very good friends. But essentially I learned a long time ago, you need to do things your way. If it happens, so be it. If it doesn't, they'll probably bring in another guy. - Jeff Pentland

We're starting to swing at pitches that God couldn't hit. We have to stay with our approach, and we've been getting away from it at times. - Jeff Pentland

We spent a lot of time on communicating with one another, getting a feel for one another, and understanding that the best thing that happened for him in 2005 was that he got his first year in the big leagues under him. - Jeff Pentland

We made a lot of progress. I'm not one to put expectations on people, but I think you're going to see a different Jeremy Reed this year. - Jeff Pentland