229 Quotes by Mike Scioscia

It is something that we would welcome, but it is not an absolute necessity, ... does not have to hit home runs to be productive. What we need is for his production to get back to where it needs to be. He is one of the premier RBI guys in the last few years and we need that to re-emerge.

It puts Bartolo in a special plateau of pitchers. I haven't seen that many pitchers that can throw it that hard with that kind of movement. He can get three different looks with his fastball.

I think we were all surprised at the level he came into camp at compared to where he was when we saw him in October. There was a tremendous amount of work that was needed, and he did it. He's in the shape he needs to be in.

It's not like one guy is getting the hits. It's like every single guy is swinging the bat all at once.

I think it was a terrific effort against a good club and considering the circumstances of being in a pennant race.

For him to contribute offensively, it is going to be huge for our club. I think we're going to depend on Juan.

I think it started with the leadoff walk to Cora and the walk to Damon. Those two are things that you can't do against the Red Sox.

It's too early to really know how to pitch him, and I think you saw that with our pitchers.

It is more awkward for Orlando, because as a shortstop, you round the ball differently. But we've run that shift enough and he has made that play.