Reliever Quotes


You want your relievers to come in fresh. - David Wells



You can go back in the year and look at the seventh, eighth and ninth inning; we played well enough to win. We should have won those ballgames. ... Hopefully (the poor performance of the relievers) will be addressed this offseason. - Eric Chavez



Years ago, that's how it was done. Guys came up as relievers and worked their way into being starters. C.J. has had his challenges as a starter, but I'd like to test drive that again before the end of the season. - Buck Showalter



With Jon, we did what we could do on the sidelines and with simulated games to stay ready. The relievers are doing the same thing with sidelines. ... It's only a mental head trip if you let it be a mental head trip. - Don Cooper



When you have a reliever that's a power guy that can strike people out (80 in 67 innings pitched), he's never out of the inning. As wild as some of these innings have gotten with him, he's been able to put them away. - Clint Hurdle



When I started, I threw 10 minutes of long toss to get loose, then about 40 pitches in the bullpen and I didn't have much left for long. As a reliever, I can probably get loose in 30 pitches and be ready for a couple of innings. - Gil Meche



When healthy, he's been one of the most effective relievers in baseball. - Mark Shapiro



When a manager puts a reliever in, he's got to trust him to throw strikes. That's a big part of being able to use a pitcher out of the bullpen. - Jerry Narron



We're not locked in on too many [relievers]. We have fairly good flexibility from the standpoint of what we can do or can't do. - Pat Gillick



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