223 Quotes by Buddy Bell

I think everybody is talking about our infield (defense) being better, which it is. But our outfield defense is going to be better, too.

It doesn't really matter what kind of game it is. They're all just trying to impress all of us at this point.

I'm real paranoid about starting him now and without him being in the best possible condition to pitch a full season. That's my biggest concern. I don't know if he understands that or not.

I thought he looked the same as he did last year. The bottom line is he's a big kid who can get guys out.

I'm just concerned about his stamina and durability. He needs to work on getting up his pitch count. He hits 50 pitches and just kind of loses it.

I never really doubted the character of this team. Inexperience shows, and that's something we've got to live with, but the character has always been there. ... We've got a lot of young guys that need to show progress if we're going to get better, and I think they will.

I'm still a bit concerned about his stamina, his durability and getting deeper into the game. We've got to make sure when he pitches, he's ready to give us some innings. We need to get him starts. How we do that, I'm not sure.

That was a rocket. It didn't surprise me that Brown didn't catch that one.

I never thought any other way. If you can't catch the ball, you're not going to win. It is not just the error. It is the plays you don't get to.