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Hinch: "Making playoffs very special"

Wednesday, October 07 2015 by SNTV
  • SuggestedLeadIn: The New York Yankees and Houston Astros worked out and spoke ahead of their one-game American League (AL) Wild Card Playoff Game at Yankees Stadium

    Script: SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Girardi, New York Yankees Manager

    (On strengths of Masahiro Tanaka)

    "Well, I think he has the ability to mix pitches extremely well. He has a swing-and-miss, a couple of swing-and-miss pitches and he loves to compete as well. And that makes me feel really good about him."

    SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Girardi, New York Yankees Manager

    (On challenges facing Dallas Keuchel)

    "Well, first of all, try to get some runs. That's the first thing. To me, he's a guy that keeps the ball down in the zone, and you have to make him get the ball up is what you have to do on him. But he's really good at what he does. And you can't chase on him. You got to try to get his pitch count up. In a sense, maybe put some long at-bats on him. You know he's one day short on rest and hopefully that affects him."

    SOUNDBITE (English): A.J. Hinch, Houston Astros Manager

    (On what it means for team to make playoffs)

    "It's very special. Being the first year here in Houston, and talking about this club from the beginning of February, I'm really proud of this group. We've earned every win that we've had this year. And to be able to play as good of baseball as we did, from the beginning of April, I felt like we came on to the scene with a little bit of surprise for a lot of people, not in our clubhouse but around baseball. And as the story grew and we found ourselves in first place for the better part of five months, there was a storybook part of this. And the players embraced it, the coaches embraced it. We were loving every minute of it. And then things got a little heated, a little tense and a little hot. And to watch our club bounce back from that and be rewarded with a playoff berth is great to see. And our players have a great personality. And unfortunately for tonight, today and tomorrow, you won't get a chance to know them as well as our local media. But this is a fun group. We have a lot of energy. This workout you're about to see is going to be as loose as they come because we do believe that we can advance. And that's not to take anything away from the Yankees or anybody else we've played. We feel we have a good team that has a chance to win tonight's game."

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