[Up the row from him, Mike Timlin simply said,] Today was more like him. He made mistakes, ones that we see and I know he sees. ... Last season he didn't make mistakes. |
As the saying goes, 'Mama said there would be days like this,' and this is one of those days. It was an ill-timed loss, but what can you do? When you fall down in a hole, you've got to climb out of it. |
As you get up in age, you're a little more prideful of the fact that you can keep up with the younger guys, |
Basically, ... he was back to his own level today. For everybody in this room, it was good to see. |
Before I came here [in 2003], I tried to go to Texas and I tried to go to Houston. At that point they said they didn't want me. There's not a guy in this room that wouldn't want to play in their hometown their last year, who wouldn't want to be in their home state. |
Coco is going to play the game like he plays the game. You know everybody wants him to play like Johnny Damon played the game. You're not supposed to be somebody else. Be you. |
Gonzo told me he's going deep right here so get ready to catch it, |
He just tomahawked it. |
he said. ''There's no way I'm going to attempt to do that. But she knew she could. As the saying goes, 'If the body doesn't mind, then the mind can overcome it.' |
He's a fat guy. He's a big fat guy. |
He's a great guy to work for. |
He's a tough little hitter. He's got great speed. He makes good contact. Watching him on the defensive side, watching him go get the ball, he's pretty awesome. He's got good speed there. He's got very good reactions to the ball. |
He's a young guy who works hard. He's not just scraping by in the ninth inning. He's going out there and dominating hitters and people in the stands want to see that in a ninth-inning guy. |
He's learning. He doesn't know the hitters yet. He made a mistake and paid for it. He's going to get guys out more often than not. He's got great stuff. |
I admire what he does. He's a quality individual and a Hall of Fame pitcher. |