As you would expect, manager Willie Randolph was bubbling with confidence before tonight's Game 6. Check out these comments from his pregame news conference.
Q. With losing two important pitchers, do you suddenly start hoping that the team will do more consistent hitting as a way of making up for it?
WILLIE RANDOLPH: I said from the beginning when we first came into the series that we need to swing the bats collectively. Like in the fourth game, I believe, we scored a bunch of runs and that's going to be the key for us. Any time you're thin with your pitching, you have to put runs on the board. All year long we've been a team that's fed off our energy and our offense for the most part and that's a big key for us. We're the type of team that when we get up early, get out quick, you've seen us, we continue to roll.
With any situation like this pitching is always the key but if you have that extra offense, that added dimension, it makes your life a lot easier, believe me.
Q. So without getting the offense, how disappointed are you?
WILLIE RANDOLPH: I'm not disappointed at all. When you lose games, you're disappointed, but I'm not going to hang it on the offense. I'm never disappointed in my guys. We win tonight, we'll be okay for tomorrow. It's not over now. You're not giving in, you're not giving up are you?
Q. No.
WILLIE RANDOLPH: Well, the offense can turn around real quick, man. We've had two days to bang it around a little bit, and we'll see.
The offense is back, it's back. I'm not disappointed, man, that's the way the game goes sometimes, and even if you don't get offense, you have to pitch. It's a collective thing. I have a good feeling we're going to score some runs tonight, I really do, I really do.
Q. Considering that your team was generally considered the best team in the National League all season and favored to go to the World Series, I'll use the D word again, are you disappointed, dismayed, shocked, all of the above, at the turn of events and the position that you find yourself in now?
WILLIE RANDOLPH: No, it's not over yet. Why would I be disappointed or shocked? It's not over yet. We're still playing. We're playing tonight. It's not that it's over. We have to win tonight and we win tomorrow, we're going away to Detroit.
No, wow, this is -- what we've been doing every day since Spring Training. The reason why this team is good and the reason why my staff and I have, we stay positive and focused and we understand we were the best team in the National League. But at this point since it's not over with, there's no reason to be disappointed. As a matter of fact, we should feel pretty good about ourselves because we're still playing.
Q. Certainly the team knows what they are up against, but do you feel you need to give them any kind of special message, either collectively or individually to help them relax for the game tonight?
WILLIE RANDOLPH: No, our travel plans for Friday are what we are going to talk about.
Comments (17)
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What's wrong with John Maine? Why can't he throw strikes? 4th inning, 2 outs, and the 8th place hitter is up, and he WALKS him? So they clear the pitchers spot and the Cards start the 5th with their leadoff hitter.
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The crowd at Shea Stadium is FLAT! Put down the cell phones and cheer for your team! Nice hit, Lo Duca. And wake up, Trump! We know you have a little one at home ... but please! At least Seinfeld is on his feet!
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cards 6 mets 3--willie the dumb manager of the year?
There can be only one reason for all the negative predictions on the Mets blog...frustrated and sore loser Yankee fans !
lets hope it comes down to wagner tonight.go cards pray for wagner
http://www.merryswankster.com/archives/2006/10/the_mets_are_no_1.html
Craziest Mets business owner ever!!!
Whoever posted that all-time Cardinals World Series / Pennant record and then compared it to the Mets' record: Let's check back here in 2042 when the Mets are an 80 year old franchise and then see how the two teams stack up. The past is the past. What matters is now and now... The Cardinals are lucky the Mets are without Pedro and El Duque because with those two guys healthy, we would have swept by now.
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just win willie boy just win or go back to torre's bench as bench coach
Does anyone know Carlos Beltran At Bat Song - ?
it sounds like they are singing "Eres Aqui" but can't find it....
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ROCK THE HOUSE, BEAT THOSE CARDS!
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WORLD SERIES 2006.
LETS START PACKIN FOR DETROIT.
WE PLAY , WE WIN.
ENOUGH BALONEY.
CRUSH THE DAMN CARDS 15-1!!!
ON WITH THE SHOW, METS!
its one mans fault willie