He was ready. He stepped into a good situation. It was fun to see. |
He was restarting his life out there. He was thinking about getting married again. We were trying to convince him to come back and put the uniform on again, and we were getting close. |
He was restarting his life out there. We were trying to convince him to come back and put the uniform on again, and we were getting close. |
He was the best player on the field I ever saw. |
He was up a little bit, 75 pitches in less than five innings is getting up there. He battled OK, but we had some ugly plays out there. |
He'd start wearing down. He'd tighten up a bit. You could tell. |
He'll go. He's battling through it. |
He's a good ballplayer. When he's healthy, defensively he's all over the field. All we can hope for is he's rusty. |
He's a little bit behind some of the other people, but the quality of his pitches are there. Now, it's about mechanics and not rushing. |
He's a pretty funny guy. He's brought about a lot of laughs already, so we're just going to let him play. He claps for himself and now he's got everybody clapping for him. |
He's a proven veteran out there. He and (second baseman Luis) Castillo work very well out there together. |
He's a quiet kid, and sometimes that's going to work against you. In the middle, you have to be vocal. And that's what I want him to understand. He needs to go down there and take control. Play as a quarterback, as you will. |
He's a tough guy. He'll pitch through just about anything. And you know what? We expect him to be sore here in spring training, just like he always is. It's no different, and we expect him to take the ball every fifth day just like he's always done. |
He's a very talented player and we're not afraid to put him in any situation. He handles himself pretty good, has a good smile on his face, is a nice young man and knows how to play the game. And he's getting better and better. |
He's been very successful in this division against a lot of teams. You can make good pitches and he'll still hit home runs. It's not that he changes the [White Sox] lineup. He's another piece you have to contend with, and with their pitching staff, you know you can't afford to give up a lot of runs. |