55 Quotes by John Flaherty

I think he feels good about what he did. When you put in the hard work and see the benefit and the rewards, it's gratifying for him. Hopefully he'll get on that run that we expect him to get on.

You can catch him in the bullpen all you want, but until you get into a live situation with runners on base, it takes on a life of its own. It's one of those things we've been saying all spring -- the more you get back there, hopefully the more comfortable you'll be. Today didn't go the way I wanted it to. I look forward to the next one.

We were striking guys out with the high fastball,

To be up, 3-0, and not be able to stretch it out, ... that's probably where we lost it.

We saw a lot more strikeouts looking inside, which we haven't seen all year from Randy. He was able to keep that ball in there, keep it straight in there where it's not running back over the plate.

With every pitcher, if you call a pitch you know where he's going to miss if it's not right so you prepare for it. With Wake, I don't think you have that luxury. If he throws a knuckleball, you just don't know where it's going to go.

With Randy on the mound, we feel we have a good chance to win. Hopefully we will play better defense.

With Randy, it's pretty straightforward. What he throws is just harder and sharper than anybody else.

We're pitching well right now. Every time we go out there, it seems like we're getting a quality start. Hopefully, that will continue.