NL DIVISION SERIES: GIANTS v BRAVES

October 6, 2002

Dusty Baker

DUSTY BAKER: It would be easy because that's their home and they are going home no matter what. We are trying to win to go home. We discussed it and thought about it, it's just that, you know, if it goes 13 or 14 innings, might need him. Like I said, it's a lot easier to fly Millwood home to his own home than it is for us to fly Russ home to their home.

DUSTY BAKER: Well, depends on who we used today. Obvious choice would probably be Woody..

DUSTY BAKER: He had not thrown 100 pitches, number one. Their counting must have been wrong, you know what I mean? When does he not look like that? He sweats like a mule. Any time you see Woody, he's sweating.

DUSTY BAKER: He was excellent the other day. Like I said, I think we've seen him earlier in the year here. He's thrown the ball pretty good, and that's the best we've seen him throw. Quite frankly, I don't remember facing him last year, to tell you the truth. I don't know, he was -- I see why they said he's been throwing as good as anybody in the League. The last six weeks or so, he's the best pitcher on the staff. Judging from how he threw the other day, I understand how they can say that.

DUSTY BAKER: No, not at all. Livan has already been out a week, and each day that goes by is potentially taking a chance of him being less and less sharp, plus Russ has not gone on three days' rest, to my knowledge. No, today was Livan's day.

DUSTY BAKER: No. Sometimes when you think about a pitcher, sometimes they are better on three days' rest. In the case of Kirk, he might have been too strong the other day. He was throwing too hard. No, we are going to approach him much like we did the other day unless he shows us that he's made an adjustment and coming inside, and then we'll make the adjustment to him. Basically, he's going to pitch his game.