“It's fair to ask about how many pitches I let Woody throw that year and what effect it might have had on him. But the only time people seemed to be upset was when I took him out of the game. That's when I heard it from the fans and when I got asked questions by reporters. Nobody seemed to care when I left him in.”
“Naturally, there are injuries but we also may need a player at one of our other Class A (long season) teams in Palm Beach or the Quad Cities. We also may want to bring up a kid from the rookie league in Johnson City. That's why it's so much fun for the fans because they can see a lot of good, young players.”
“He just wasn't at the top of his game this spring and it just snowballed on him. I think ultimately this situation will be good for him. ... He knows there's only one way to get it together and that's to go play.”
