253 Quotes by Tony Russa

He's anxious to get out there, but I think if he gets out there he could go backward. We'll just keep moving forward until he gets the green light. If he's cleared to play, he'll play.

Those two swings were sweet Jim Edmonds swings. A couple of others times, he probably put a little too much into it.

He's had another great year, the ERA stands for itself. I would never say anything to take away from Roger's year, but I think Chris has got everything working for him. ... His level of outstanding work is just getting better and better and better. He started good, and he's gone to great.

He's anxious, he's straining to get out there, and we think if he gets out there he's going to go backwards and hurt himself. We're just trying to give him a little more work and see how he responds.

What's different about this club, when you have this many setbacks, it's usually part of why you don't win or you barely squeeze by in the last week of the season with a good but not great record. To have this kind of run and play this quality of baseball for this long is why this club deserves a very different kind of credit.

He turned his ankle. We'll see how he feels tomorrow.

I categorically refuse to accept anything that Jose says about Mark.

You hoped it would be complicated. We're going to have some decisions to make, which is good.

What a performance we're watching. It's just been a privilege to watch this kind of excellence.