29 Quotes by John Buck

Usually if you have a shift on, they're paid to hit, not paid to bunt. That's a guy that can hit the ball out of the park with any pitch. With Giambi, if he takes a drag bunt, thank you for the single.

Losing is never easy. It ruins your day.

So, I did. I didn't get a good jump, but I still went. But I can't be out on that play.

He has a little experience as a closer, plus there's no doubt about his stuff. It's all about the mental challenge, and we've got the support here to help him through that.

He had a good slider. He was getting ahead of the hitters.

He looked pretty solid. I faced him last year and he looks just as good.

What do you think? We hate it every single day.

He said I hit pretty well against him, so hopefully that will indicate I can catch pretty well against him.

He's kept his sinker low and located his slider on both sides. Whatever I read about him, he's fit to a tee.