223 Quotes by Buddy Bell

I'm not sure how serious it is. Hopefully, it's not as bad as the one in Arizona, when he was out 10 days or something.

Pitching wasn't the biggest issue. We know he can pitch. It's a durability issue and whether he maintains his stuff.

I just can't stand still. One of these days I'm going to have to stand around, but while I can still do it, I'm going to do it.

Optimistically, we're hoping he'll be back in the lineup Tuesday, ... Today is Saturday. Hopefully he'll feel good tomorrow and be able to do something, see how it feels on Monday and play Tuesday.

In his case, because of the lack of innings, I think it might help him. I don't think it will hurt him. If anybody needs winter ball, it would be him. We want to make sure he's healthy going into the season next year, too, so if that means rest after he goes through all this rehab, that could be the best way to go, too.

Some of the things we do fundamentally, just the intangibles, it's just incredible at this level. I have a hard time watching it sometimes. There's no question we have people on this team who are going to be here when we're good. But right now there's a lot of things they need to learn.

I knew it was over 100 games. We'd get close, but not over the hump.

My perspective on that was I don't think the call was made correctly. My perspective was if it's a catch, the ball would have stayed in his glove. It's pretty elementary for me. He (plate umpire Mike Winters) called me nuts. It's not the first time I've been called that.

I like his stuff, but he's still learning how to pitch.