Quotes by Randy Ready

“Its important the games are being played and the fans have an opportunity to come to the ballpark.”

“We talked about coming ready to pitch and play, and I think that was the difference. Josh came out and took charge of the game. We came out aggressive swinging the bats, put some runs up early and that gave us some breathing room.”

“We arent going to hit home runs day in and day out. It is going to be the little things that are going to make or break this season for us, moving runners over, getting runners in from (third base) with less than two outs. Those are the things we need to do.”

“Both of them look really comfortable up there right now. Other guys are getting into that groove… I dont think we can sit back, play that brand of baseball and be successful all season.”

“We just took a series against a pretty good ball club. We talk about winning series, two out of three, three out of four. It was nice to get a series win on opening weekend.”

“Hes a pretty even-keel kid. Hes going to be a guy who can stay away from the peaks and valleys. Thats a big advantage in this game. His personality suits his position well.”

“I think I would rather hold back on the celebration until mid?September. Its not always now we start but how we finish thats important. Myself and my staff and these young men as they start getting an understanding of playing baseball at the professional level and if they do that theyll have success. They go hand in hand.”

“I always wondered, well could you go from A ball to the Major Leagues? It seems like a long stretch. Most people feel the game really becomes a game from Double A up. Youve got more prospects, more of an understanding of the game. I think it was nice to be considered, knowing I still have a possibility to go from A ball to the Major Leagues.”

“This is just how its materialized – guys picking each other up. If somebody doesnt come through or get the hit, it seems like the next guy is picking him up. Its 25 guys collectively, and so far, weve been able to ham and egg that.”

“It seems like hes getting a real good look at the baseball. We talk about that day in, day out. And if you talk to anybody thats run in to a pretty good streak going, theyre saying that. Hes squaring up a lot of baseballs right now.”