I've been preaching to the guys out there, if you . . . keep making these silly mistakes, it comes back to haunt you in close ballgames, ballgames you should win. You're taking away opportunities from yourselves. We're beating ourselves more often than we're getting beat. |
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league, |
If he comes to me in a week or so and says: 'My arm is feeling good. I think I can go out there,' I might take him up on it. |
If he was at .1995, ... I'd sit him. |
If he wins the job, we will be better off in that respect, because he can create a little havoc at the top of the lineup and put some pressure on the defense and pitching if they are worried about him stealing second or going from first to third. |
If he's anywhere near what he's capable of doing with the bat he can help the team, |
If he's going to play here, he's going to have to be out in left field. |
If he's going to play here, he's going to have to be out in left field. He said he's ready to play, he needs to play, he's ready for the season, and I penciled him in the lineup in left field. |
If he's not on the ball club, you may have to carry an extra guy. So he makes a big difference in three different areas: catching, infielder or outfielder and a pitcher. He's going to affect the makeup of this ball club. |
If I had my druthers, I'd get a multiyear contract, for the next three years, and then that would be enough managing, |
If it bothered me, I wouldn't be where I am today. It's just like living in one area of town and you can't afford the things some of your friends can afford. Does that bother you? Subconsciously, it does a little bit. But you can't let it get the best of you and control your thought process. If you do, you won't have a very happy life. |
If nothing else, your mindset is at ease. You have peace of mind. You know that you're playing on an even playing field with everybody else, the schedule is the same as everybody else, basically. You don't have that extra travel. You don't have those extra games tacked onto a road trip. You're not out on the road, away from your home base for 20-some days. It makes a real big difference. You can see it already here. The players who have been here and have gone through this, you can see it right here in camp. You could hear it in their voices on the telephone during the winter. Now, does that translate into wins on the field? Who knows. |
If Ryan Church feels like he can't play because of an injury and we feel like he should be playing, we're judging him against someone who does play with pain. And it's not fair. |
If somebody is hot, you reward him if the other guy is struggling a little bit. That's the nature of the game. As a manager, you have to take advantage of the guys when they are swinging the bat well. |
If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place. |