When you go out there 162 times, you've got to feel like you've got a chance to win every night. That goes a long way. You've got to feel like the people that you're working for want you to win, and they're willing to do whatever it takes to help you win. From everything I've heard and seen, that's what Bob wants to do. |
When you hit a home run off Oliver Perez [as Denorfia did Friday night], you deserve another chance to play, ... He's made tremendous strides. |
When you know you're fighting for that last spot on the roster, there's a lot of pressure. And it's not an easy situation to be in for guys. It's part of the game. It's what [Cruz] is dealing with. But he's not the only one. |
When you look at producing runs, he's still one of the best players in the game. I've got to think he's picking up where he left off. |
When you make more errors than you get hits and still feel like you have a chance to win the game, it's a pretty good feeling there. But the first three innings just made you sick. |
When you talk about center fielders like Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Mantle, he's up there with them, ... If he hadn't missed the last three-four years with injuries, he'd probably have at least 100 more homers. |
When you win in double figures in the big leagues on a last-place club, you've got to be doing something right, and he did that a year ago. He's a quality major league pitcher. It's nice to look out there in the fifth inning and only have two runs on the board for the other club. |
Whether it'll be until Griffey gets back, I don't know. It could be three days, six days or seven months, I don't know. |
Whether you're happy or unhappy, I can't imagine that affecting anybody's play. You've got to go out there and perform, you've got to get the job done no matter what's going on. That's what separates the pros from the other guys. |
Whether you're happy or unhappy, you've got to go out and perform no matter what's going on. That's what separates pros from the other guys. It's easier to play when everything in your life is going well. |
Wily Mo is going to get an opportunity. I think he'd prefer to play center than one of the corner positions. |
Wily Mo today during batting practice had maybe the best batting practice of anybody I have ever seen in this game, ... It carried over into the game tonight, which was nice to see. |
With (Adam) Dunn and (Ken) Griffey, you know what you're going to get day to day. We need someone to be able to help pick us up, and they've been able to do that. |
With Hudson, it is all about consistency. To be a bona fide major league pitcher, you have to be consistent. He would have one outing where he was very, very good and another where he was very, very bad. |
With Junior, he's going to be honest. What Junior tells me, I definitely trust. I think he's secure enough in his ability and his place in this game that he's not going to try to prove something. |