We were all concerned. We would tell him. But he enjoyed life. He enjoyed the size he was. That's who he was. |
Where I came from [with the Twins], they were passionate about baseball. Through thick and thin, it was, 'Let's go.' It's something I have to get used to. I'm blocking it out as much as I can. |
Where I came from, [the fans] were passionate. Maybe we didn't draw as well, but through thick and thin, they were 'Let's go, let's do it. We know you can do it.' This is something I have to get used to. I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is. |
Where I came from, they were passionate about baseball. We probably didn't draw as many (fans), but through thick and thin it was like 'Let's go. We can do it. We can do it. We know you can do it.' This is something I have to get used to and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is. |
While it's exciting to be a present-day Thurgood Marshall, it is also disappointing that we are still fighting the same battles that should've been solved years ago. |
Yeah, the whole at-bat I wanted him to get the ball up. He got a couple down in the dirt and I went after them. Then he got one up and I didn't miss it. |
Yes, I was surprised. Stunned. I never thought something like this would come up with Matt. I don't know all the details, but he's a hard worker. Everything he's gotten, he's earned. I actually talked to Matt today, but we didn't talk about this. I didn't say anything about it. |
You can't do anything about it until he decides to change. Hopefully, he'll pull through this, and it'll be like a call for him to change some things in his life. |
You know what, I don't even concentrate on it. We won. That's all I'm concerned about. |
You learn that that's just kind of the way it is. That's part of baseball. It's a part of any sport, actually. You just have to go out and play and whatever happens, happens. |