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Quote: Manuel on Perez’s Poor Outing

by Matthew Cerrone on April 4th, 2009 at 6:11 pm

Following today’s loss to the Red Sox, Jerry Manuel said today’s performance by Oliver Perez needs to put ‘in its right place,’ but he added, “Hopefully his next outing he’ll have better command and velocity.”

Manuel noted, “From what I understand, he couldn’t find a way to grip the baseball.”

Manuel said Perez needs to learn to make adjustments.  “When you’re not throwing strikes,” he said, “It puts the defense on its heels.  We’re hoping that once the bell rings, he’ll be the consistent pitcher he was at points last year.”