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Tony La Russa Quotes

«It's not why you play. We haven't been pitching to lead the league in ERA. Chris (Carpenter) and Albert aren't trying to win awards. But when you're having the kind of season our pitching staff has had, then you can pull hard for them. It would be very significant. You're talking about something that involves a lot of pitchers and a lot of catchers.»
Author: Tony La Russa
«I think it has a lot to do with getting some protection. It means they have to come back at him more. He can use a little more patience and doesn't have to expand the zone - all those little things that count for a lot when you're trying to produce.»
Author: Tony La Russa
«He's playable, but it would be something late in the game,»
Author: Tony La Russa
«If we had Al Reyes healthy, then I think Jason would pitch Game 4 because of the success he's had against Houston and especially in that ballpark (Marquis had a complete-game, 4-1 victory at Minute Maid Park on Sept. 4). Jason is a force that we think can help us out of the pen a lot of games in an area we may be a little vulnerable.»
Author: Tony La Russa
«They play like he played,»
Author: Tony La Russa
«We look at it two ways, ... One, we're going to match up each of those guys with an outstanding pitcher of our own, so it's not like Houston is going to have a lot of fun hitting against our pitchers. And what we've done over and over again for a while now is the eight guys that have played, whoever they are, they are going to take their at-bats.»
Author: Tony La Russa
«I feel like in that series, just like all year long, when things got tense, each of those guys made pitches, and we kept the lead,»
Author: Tony La Russa
«Each guy got important outs to get us to the finish line.»
Author: Tony La Russa
«I want to make sure Al Reyes gets the credit he deserves, but you don't want to speak so much about that and pretty soon it sounds like we can't win without him, ... That's an important miss for us, but we have other guys who can step up.»
Author: Tony La Russa
«He is the best manager I have ever been around.»
Author: Tony La Russa