662 ordspråk av Charlie Manuel
Charlie Manuel
The strikeouts were kind of a surprise to me, but at the same time he was very cool and he used his pitches good.
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The top of our lineup got to the right-handed pitcher, and that was the purpose of the lineup.
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There were days we could have gone longer with him, but the best thing for us to do was be patient and let him grow and gain experience.
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There?s still time. If (the Astros) win 12 straight games (to close the season), then they damn sure deserve it.
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There's more there. I think if Pat just plays baseball and enjoys it, his potential will come out. He could hit between 35 and 50 homers if he can hit .300.
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There's no way I'm going to panic, I'll tell you that right now, ... You go with what got you here. I don't want our guys to think, 'He's losing confidence.' I don't want to send that message.
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There's not a whole lot of things that I can change,
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They both relaxed and got their swings in. They can hit the big home run. That?s what we were looking for, and that?s what we needed.
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They played the best baseball in our division. If we played the best baseball, we would win. Evidently, we didn't play the best baseball.
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They were great tonight. We need that.
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They'd say, 'You know how hard it is to play in the major leagues?' ... I said, 'Yeah. That's what I'm going to do.' I remember that like it was yesterday.
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They're all big now. We have a month left to figure it out.
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They've got all winter to rest.
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They've got enough left to want to beat you.
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They've got to hit a lot. And when I say a lot, that means about every day. They've got to go in the cage and do drills, maybe even turn the machine up or get somebody to throw close to them and throw hard.
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