NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: BRAVES v DIAMONDBACKS

October 19, 2001

Bobby Cox

BOBBY COX: I think it came out of Schilling's jersey. I asked Javy, then I asked Chipper. Couldn't really tell. Javy thought he should have caught it, yeah. What did it look like to you?

BOBBY COX: The ball just didn't go in it.

BOBBY COX: The problem was Womack didn't show bunt, then he did. The first time, we play him way up the middle with our second baseman. He's almost further away than the hitter is, actually. So it's kind of my fault probably. I didn't spot Giles. He could have bunt, you know. Should have had him closer probably.

BOBBY COX: Which one was that?

BOBBY COX: I think he was going to beat Burkett over there, Counsell was. Yeah. That's the one play you work on in spring training where the pitcher breaks and keeps going. If he can't catch it, he keeps going. You know, we call it the bitch play, so (laughter). That happened. You work on it, but it's hard. Burkett's not the swiftest of foot. But he pitched good, I thought. We were trying to keep the score 2-1 in the fifth inning. Our bullpen made the pitches, we just didn't execute.

BOBBY COX: I thought he was on the awesome side. I thought he pitched great. He's so much better now than he was with the Phillies, to me. He's a better pitcher.

BOBBY COX: Just the way I see him. He can spot all of his pitches now. He doesn't do anything accidentally.

BOBBY COX: Well... You try to, but he's strike one most of the time. I don't know how many times he went tonight. But he very seldom goes 2-0. He did a few times tonight. I don't know how many pitches he wound up. First good ball you see, I think you better try to hit it probably.

BOBBY COX: I think there was a shot at it, yeah. Julio just, you know, he hasn't been in this league. He doesn't know Schilling. But if he had just turned around, Jordan was ready for it. He may have gotten him, may not. Would have been fairly close.