Brad Ausmus

Everyone looks at the records and talks about how this team plays so many sub-.500 teams and this team plays read more

Everyone looks at the records and talks about how this team plays so many sub-.500 teams and this team plays so many teams above .500, and it's all a load of crap. You've got to go out and win your games no matter what anyone else does.

I don't think he ever had a real good feel for his mechanics and release point. Whether it was related read more

I don't think he ever had a real good feel for his mechanics and release point. Whether it was related to the ball hitting him in the knee or not, I don't know. He always battles you, whether he has his best stuff or not. He has an ability to focus even when he's in pain. It was just a day when the Cardinals were better than us.

He's tough to compare to anyone, I think, because of not only his success but the longevity of his success. read more

He's tough to compare to anyone, I think, because of not only his success but the longevity of his success. I mean, who pitches for 20-some years and has only one losing season and at the age of 43 has a sub-2.00 ERA?

They brought the left-hander to turn Lance around and he came up with a big hit immediately, ... Lane did read more

They brought the left-hander to turn Lance around and he came up with a big hit immediately, ... Lane did a great job battling against Devine getting a single. They all had good at-bats, but Lance's was the one that opened the door.

He did what pitchers do when they're successful. He moved the fastball in and out, he kept his pitches down read more

He did what pitchers do when they're successful. He moved the fastball in and out, he kept his pitches down for the most part, and he got away with mistakes when they were up.