Competition sometimes will make you sharper than you believe you are. Anybody who watched those games, you could tell it was serious competition. |
D-Lee is still finding his stroke. When those guys really start swinging, we'll have a very potent offense. Our offense is pretty good. We just have to cut those walks down. |
Deep counts and again it's the same thing -- in [the second] inning, he could've gotten out of that one inning with a double play. |
Duke was masterful. That's what beat us. It looked like Duke was fading some, we had some action, but we couldn't get that big hit. |
Ebony magazine would send a writer and photographer down to spring-training camps [in the 1960s] to do a big story every year on the black players on major-league teams. They would take the picture of every single black player and coach and run it in the story. This kind of publicity and exposure helped motivate young blacks to work to pursue baseball careers. |
Eventually, you have to start thinking about [next year], but we want to end up [this season] the best we can, |
Every time I think about giving him a day off, he hits two home runs. Maybe I'll start thinking about that off day for him. |
Every time I think about giving him an off-day, he hits two or three home runs. Maybe I'll start thinking about that off-day. You don't want to give him time off against the Cardinals. |
Everybody says, 'Play the kids, play the kids.' But I've got seven games against Houston. Against Houston, I've got to play my best team. We could have a direct impact on who goes. There's always something to play for. |
Everybody talks about a fresh start, but it seems like whatever reputation you have follows you to the next job, the next place, which really isn't a fresh start. I certainly don't condone the things that have happened and transpired in the past but everybody deserves a fresh start. |
Everybody talks about small ball, but you have to have the personnel to play small ball. |
Everybody was a rookie at some time. They've all had starts now; they all know what it's about. |
Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll. |
Everyone in town and the whole team knows what's at stake. |
Everyone is looking for answers and clues. |