Clint Hurdle Quotes

Nobody here has taken him and put him in a chair and tried to get him wound up so tight that he can't perform by breaking down his mechanics, ... We've kept things as simple as possible for a young left-handed pitcher to go out there and perform. I really believe that, at this point and time in the season, this is one of the more challenging things that's happened to him in his career. This'll be a good barometer of who and what he is.

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He's been working on an assortment of pitches to use if that opportunity is ever presented to him. I think he's wasting his time.

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We're not messenger boys. We want to be delivery boys. We have to play and win games.

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If Quintanilla shows up and wins the job, he's going to fill that role. But it's a win-win situation. For him to go to Triple-A for a hundred more at-bats -- I'm sure that's not what he wants to hear -- but I don't think it will hurt him by any means and it could help him.

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These are opportunities for growth. Everybody made a statement tonight that took the ball.

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Our young players give us reason to be optimistic for the future. Holliday continues to improve and should become a good offensive player.

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We have as many questions as we do answers. We have in-house candidates.

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I wanted to make sure I spoke with him Sunday night after the game. It was just the end of a long day for Todd, but he was happy for the club. We talked as friends would talk. In situations like this, outlook and approach is critical.

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All the players took to heart the conversations that were held at the end of last season.

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He's got a history of having done it, so we can't say we're surprised.

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They were all just fired up and letting it fly last year, which is what you expect out of young kids. Now they're a little bit more focused and not in such a hurry.

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He has a history. There was nothing that surprised us.

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It's up to them now to go down and be a reflection of this camp. I told them eyes will be on them. A lot of guys down there will be looking at how they walk and how they talk once they've been in a big league camp.

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Having a winning record at home or avoiding finishing last weren't motivating factors for us. When you are 27 games under .500, can we really expect to be better at home

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I enjoyed seeing the emotion. I enjoyed seeing that it hasn't become commonplace (for the Braves). They had an infusion of youth this year.

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We had a hand in about everything that went sideways on us.

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Those kind of games are signature games. You're lucky if you have one of them in your career.

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We couldn't buy a hit when we needed one. We went three games where we got the hit when we needed it and we haven't been able to get one the last three games.

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We've got steps to take before that. Five innings tonight, seven innings tomorrow.

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He very well could, if he pitches well enough, ... That's been mapped out for him, told him he could have that opportunity.

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Very unfortunate. He was having a good spring. We were liking what we were seeing out of Josh.

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He didn't crack. It was a good outing for him, not having his best stuff and the conditions as they were with the wind, and to keep making pitches through the four innings and put zeros on the board, it was a good outing.

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We keep knocking fences down that have been put up over the years. We're stripping the paint.

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His command was excellent. He was hitting his spots where the catcher set up and stayed down for the most part, except when he wanted to go up. When he went up, there was tilt on his breaking ball.

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He is capable of better and we need better from him. We know and he knows he can deliver better. I talked with him during the game and after the game. Sometimes you have confidence in your ability and wait for things to happen. And sometimes you have to make things happen.

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