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You can see it coming for him ... He works the count, he gives you a good at-bat, no matter what the result. You always feel he has a chance up there.
It's going to be another Opening Day where I'm going to have to go and shake the manager's hand at home plate again ... I've shaken [Eric Wedge's] hand more than a lot of my own players, I think. I think we'll both be ready to move on from the getting called out onto the line on that Opening Day thing.
He’d had enough ... We went to (Steve) Delabar.
That's just vintage Felix, if you ask me ... The way he moved his fastball around, he was dropping his breaking ball, slider, using that changeup effectively. He had a tremendous feel, I felt like. Just mixing his pitches and doing a good job of working ahead for the most part.
Felix went out there and just pitched tremendously again ... Just commanded the ballgame and it was close obviously deep into the ballgame, but it's nice to see our young offensive players really step up there for him.
We've gone through a lot here the last week ... Look at all these tight ballgames, they'll be better for it, stronger for it and wiser for it. I keep talking about that hump that we've got to get over. When you get late in ballgames, that's where experience takes over. We're trying to get these young me...
We're at the point in the season now where if we did need a spot starter, he wouldn't be able to give us a great deal pitch-count wise ... So, we'll get him down there, get him going. Plus, we want him to pitch a little more frequently as well.
We’ve gone through a lot this last week ... Look at all these tight ballgames. They will be better and stronger for it and wiser for it.
I had Carl over in Cleveland, he knows how to pitch ... He knows how to cut the ball, sink the ball, he has good command. He's a smart veteran pitcher and he pitched a good ballgame tonight.
That's kind of a double-edged sword ... You know that you're in every game, you have a chance to win every game. I keep talking about that hump that we've got to get over. When you get late in ballgames, that's where experience takes over. We're trying to get these young men to the point to where they'r...
I’d like Brendan Ryan to get going ... I’d like to get him up there, and I might do that anyway. He’s handled his difficult start on offense very well.
Figgins will help at the end of games with his versatility and the fact he is a veteran
Chone will be in a utility role for us
I know he'll learn from that
That guy's hitting .400 right-handed versus .200 left-handed in that situation ... He'd already had a knock and (Vargas) had pitched a good ballgame. We've worked hard to try to keep him strong and I think it's paying off for us...we've got our best guy, with the exception of (Brandon) League down there...
Vargas had pitched a very good ballgame. But we had our best bullpen guy, with the exception of Brandon League, ready to go
Vargas had pitched a very good ballgame. But we had our best bullpen guy, with the exception of Brandon League, ready to go
It's kind of a double-edged sword ... We're in every game, we've got a chance to win every game, and then late in ballgames, when experience takes over ... we're not doing enough.
I talked to Figgy today and told him we're going to change his role
We want to give consistent game reps to a lot of our young guys
Eric Michael Wedge (born January 27, 1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is the manager of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball's American League Central Division. He attended Northrop High School in Fort Wayne and played on the school's state champion baseball team in 1983. He won the AL Manager of the year award in 2007. As a player, he led... Full Article
Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge looks on as his team faces the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of an interleague baseball game in Denver on Saturday, May 19, 2012.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners' manager Eric Wedge, left, argues with umpire Ted Barrett during the eighth inning of the Mariners' 7-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, April 22, 2012.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners pitcher Kevin Millwood hands the ball to manager Eric Wedge, left, during the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, April 22, 2012.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners' Kyle Seager listens as Seattle manager Eric Wedge argues with second base umpire Tim McClelland after Seattle's Alex Liddi was forced out at second on a ball hit by Seager, who was safe at first in the fifth of a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, April 22, 2012. ...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Hector Noesi hands over the ball to manager Eric Wedge against the Chicago White Sox as third baseman Alex Liddi watches during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, April 20, 2012, in Seattle.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Brandon League, center, hands over the ball to manager Eric Wedge after League gave up a pair of runs to the Cleveland Indians in the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Seattle.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge, right, greets Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin before a baseball game Friday, April 13, 2012, in Seattle.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge argues a call with home plate umpire Dana DeMuth during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won 1-0.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge (2nd L) chats with player on the pitching mound in the seventh inning of the MLB 2012 Opening Series against Oakland Athletics in Tokyo on March 29, 2012. Oakland Athletics beat Seattle Mariners 4-1.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge, left, and Seattle Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley show thumbs-up signs after beating the Oakland Athletics 3-1 in their American League season opening MLB baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners' manager Eric Wedge and Dustin Ackley (R) pose to celebrate after defeating against the Oakland Athletics at their American League season opening MLB baseball game in Tokyo March 28, 2012.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners' manager Eric Wedge (C) and Alex Liddi conduct a baseball clinic for children at Ishinomaki municipal stadium in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, March 27, 2012. Major League baseball players held a baseball clinic on Tuesday for youth baseball players and meet with some...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners players, back row from left, pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, pitcher Hector Noesi, infielder Alex Liddi and manager Eric Wedge, pose for photos with Japan's youth baseball players during a baseball clinic at Ishinomaki Municipal Baseball Stadium in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki,...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge, third from left, and his players, from left, pitcher Hector Noesi and infielder Alex Liddi, and Oakland Athletics pitchers, from fourth from left, Tyson Ross, Tom Milone and Evan Scriber, arrive at Ishinomaki Municipal Baseball Stadium in...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge claps during Baseball Youth clinic at Ishinomaki Municipal Baseball Stadium in Ishinomaki, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The city is one of the places devastated by March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge, left, walks to the pitching mound to speak with players, from left, catcher Gullermo Quiroz, pitcher Shawn Kelley(23), an unidentified player and infielder Kyle Seager (15) in the 6th inning of their exhibition game against Japan�s Yomiuri Giants at...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge (2nd L) chats with players during their exhibition game against Japan's Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo on March 26, 2012. Giants won the match 9-3. The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics are here ahead of the opening two-game series of the 2012 major...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners' manager Eric Wedge speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 24, 2012. The Mariners will meet the Oakland Athletics in their season-opening games of the Major League Baseball in Japan, at Tokyo Dome from on Wednesday and Thursday.
View Photo »US Major League Baseball team Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge (L) answers a question during his team's press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2012 while pitchers, Hisashi Iwakuma (C) and Felix Hernandez (R) listen to. Mariners and Oakland Athletics are here to participate in the...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners' manager Eric Wedge, left, pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma of Japan, center, and pitcher Felix Hernandez pose during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 24, 2012. The Mariners will meet the Oakland Athletics in their season-opening games of the Major League...
View Photo »US Major League Baseball team Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks during his team's press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2012. Mariners and Oakland Athletics are here to participate in the 2012 MLB Opening Series in Japan, March 28 and 29, 2012.
View Photo »US Major League baseball team Seattle Mariners pitchers, Hisashi Iwakuma (C) and Felix Hernandez (R), and team manager Eric Wedge (L) share a laugh during his team's press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2012. Mariners and Oakland Athletics are here to participate in the 2012 MLB...
View Photo »US Major League Baseball team Seattle Mariners Manager Eric Wedge (L), pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma (C) and pitcher Felix Hernandez (R) join hands during the photo session after their team's press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2012. Mariners and Oakland Athletics are here to participate...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners Manager Eric Wedge arrives at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Friday, March 23, 2012. The Mariners will meet the Oakland Athletics in their two season-opening games of the Major League Baseball in Japan, at Tokyo Dome from Wednesday, March 28.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge, right, talks to pitching coach Carl Willis during spring training baseball, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Peoria, Ariz.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge looks on as his team faces the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of an interleague baseball game in Denver on Saturday, May 19, 2012.
View Photo »You can see it coming for him ... He works the count, he gives you a good at-bat, no matter what the result. You always feel he has a chance up there.
It's going to be another Opening Day where I'm going to have to go and shake the manager's hand at home plate again ... I've shaken [Eric Wedge's] hand more than a lot of my own players, I think. I think we'll both be ready to move on from the getting called out onto the line on that Opening Day thing.
He’d had enough ... We went to (Steve) Delabar.
That's just vintage Felix, if you ask me ... The way he moved his fastball around, he was dropping his breaking ball, slider, using that changeup effectively. He had a tremendous feel, I felt like. Just mixing his pitches and doing a good job of working ahead for the most part.
Felix went out there and just pitched tremendously again ... Just commanded the ballgame and it was close obviously deep into the ballgame, but it's nice to see our young offensive players really step up there for him.
We've gone through a lot here the last week ... Look at all these tight ballgames, they'll be better for it, stronger for it and wiser for it. I keep talking about that hump that we've got to get over. When you get late in ballgames, that's where experience takes over. We're trying to get these young me...
We're at the point in the season now where if we did need a spot starter, he wouldn't be able to give us a great deal pitch-count wise ... So, we'll get him down there, get him going. Plus, we want him to pitch a little more frequently as well.
We’ve gone through a lot this last week ... Look at all these tight ballgames. They will be better and stronger for it and wiser for it.
I had Carl over in Cleveland, he knows how to pitch ... He knows how to cut the ball, sink the ball, he has good command. He's a smart veteran pitcher and he pitched a good ballgame tonight.
That's kind of a double-edged sword ... You know that you're in every game, you have a chance to win every game. I keep talking about that hump that we've got to get over. When you get late in ballgames, that's where experience takes over. We're trying to get these young men to the point to where they'r...
I’d like Brendan Ryan to get going ... I’d like to get him up there, and I might do that anyway. He’s handled his difficult start on offense very well.
Figgins will help at the end of games with his versatility and the fact he is a veteran
Chone will be in a utility role for us
I know he'll learn from that
That guy's hitting .400 right-handed versus .200 left-handed in that situation ... He'd already had a knock and (Vargas) had pitched a good ballgame. We've worked hard to try to keep him strong and I think it's paying off for us...we've got our best guy, with the exception of (Brandon) League down there...
Vargas had pitched a very good ballgame. But we had our best bullpen guy, with the exception of Brandon League, ready to go
Vargas had pitched a very good ballgame. But we had our best bullpen guy, with the exception of Brandon League, ready to go
It's kind of a double-edged sword ... We're in every game, we've got a chance to win every game, and then late in ballgames, when experience takes over ... we're not doing enough.
I talked to Figgy today and told him we're going to change his role
We want to give consistent game reps to a lot of our young guys
He's started a ton of games in his big league career and now he's going to be in a different role, for the time being
He's going to be in more of a utility role for us now ... I had a good conversation with Chone today before he posted the lineup and he was a total pro about it. I felt like this was the time we needed to do it. I wanted to give it as long as I felt like I could to get him going, but it just wasn't happ...
There's not like one day that you put on the calendar coming out of spring training ... You watch, you feel it, you see where it's going and where it's going to go and for me it's a decision I felt like we needed to make right now and that's what we did.
I talked to Figgy today. I told him we’re going to change his role
For me, it’s a decision I felt like we needed to make right now ... and that’s what I did.
