Colorado Rockies: The Best Quotes from the Past Week

It’s been quite a week for the Colorado Rockies. Among the highlights were Trevor Story being named National League Player of the Week and the Rockies winning series at home against the San Francisco Giants and on the road against the Chicago Cubs.

We heard a lot of comments during the week from Colorado Rockies players and coaches on what happened and what they thought were some of the key moments of the week.

With that in mind, let’s take a look back at some of the most interesting quotes of the week from Story, Nolan Arenado and Walt Weiss.

Trevor Story

On the reaction he received after winning National League Player of the Week in his first week in Major League Baseball…

“I got a lot of texts and phone calls. It’s an honor to be named. I know a lot of guys had good weeks to start off the year, not just around the league but even on our team.”

On people telling him to never change the way he swings the bat as he progressed through the minor leagues…

“I’ve heard that a lot. I do have a little bit of lift to my swing. Everybody swings different. When I get my best swing off, it’s a line drive or it’s in the air. If it’s on the ground, it’s not my best swing.”

Does he sense the crowd always wants him to hit a home run?

“I wouldn’t really say I sense that. For me, I just try to hit the ball hard. If it gets in the air and goes out, that’s awesome. I hope they don’t think I’m going to hit one out every time because that’s not very realistic.”

On speaking with the media…

“I realize that handling the media is part of the game. I think that’s a big part of the game and a good way to reach out to the fans. I have a set time for it. I handle it then and then it’s time to play baseball.”

Walt Weiss

On Jon Gray’s first rehab outing for Class-A Modesto where he threw 64 pitches in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits, striking out three and walking one…

“All positive stuff. Came out of it healthy. Threw the ball well. All positive stuff. He’s not really built up. He’s only been up to 64 pitches. That’s as many pitches as he thrown all spring. We probably need him to make another start and go a little deeper.”

On trying to protect his bullpen early in the season by not overworking them…

“I’d like to protect all of them. It’s tough to do if your starter is struggling. I can’t just say, ‘OK, starter is going six innings no matter what.’ You have to make those determinations throughout the course of a game. There are a lot of things to think about when you have to make those decisions.”

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On the hot start at the plate by Carlos Gonzalez…

“(Being healthy) is definitely the biggest factor. He looks like he always has when he has been healthy. The only time he has struggled has been in the last couple of years when he’s had to deal with some things physically. Veteran hitters can stay convicted to a certain pitch and sit back and wait for it. It’s easier said than done, but the good ones can do it.”

On Story and how he will adapt to MLB pitchers…

“There’s no reason to think that he won’t handle that very well. He’s handled everything well. I’m sure in the early going pitchers have tried to make adjustments and pitch him a certain way. Pitchers make mistakes. It’s one thing to have a game plan and it’s another to execute it. I think Trevor is going to handle things just fine.”

On Arenado’s style at the plate…

“Putting together real deep, long at-bats has never been his forte. He has great hand-eye coordination so usually when he swings, the ball is in play. That tends to shorten the at-bat.”

On pulling Jordan Lyles in favor of Chris Rusin in a 10-6 win over the Giants on April 13…

“I don’t ever want to pull a pitcher when he’s one out away from a win but I just didn’t feel good about the (Brandon) Belt matchup. I went and got Rusin and he gave us 2.1 perfect innings. That was huge for us.”

Nolan Arenado

On starting the season 4-for-18 through the first five games…

“It’s not fun when you’re not producing at the plate, especially when you have the opportunity. It’s not fun losing. When you’re not helping the team win and you’re losing, it hurts a little bit. I’m just focused on quality at-bats and trying to hit the ball hard. I wasn’t doing that well early in the season but it’s coming along.”

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On being excited and yelling toward the dugout after hitting his second homer of the night in the eighth win of April 13’s win over the Giants…

“It was a close game. I wouldn’t say that I put a stamp on the game (with the homer), but it kind of takes the wind out of the sails. I was pumped up. It was a big at-bat. The Giants keep coming back and I was excited to give our pitchers a little more comfort.”