I thought Manny threw the ball great the other day. Best by far we've seen. |
I thought the ball was coming out of (Foulke's) hand well tonight. I wanted him to face the lefthanders, but if Wells had hit the homer off of (Foulke) I would have been mad at myself. It will work out more often than it doesn't. |
I thought this was by far the best he's thrown. I thought his splitter was real sharp, especially over the first five innings. This was way improved over the way he's pitched. |
I thought this was by far the best. He's got a fair chance now to be himself. |
I thought this was, by far, the best. I never believed he didn't have this in him. |
I told Loretta he's got to work on his feeds. That was a spectacular play. |
I told the guys from Tampa Bay, this is not to be disrespectful. Some guys are playing the fourth day in a row. That's not what Spring Training is supposed to be. We do the best we could. We played a game [Sunday night]. It was a doubleheader, to boot. [Tuesday's] game is actually OK. We'll let some of these guys play and get an extended look. |
I understand the designated hitter doesn't do this, doesn't do that. But if you go back and look at the winners of the MVPs, they've done it offensively. I guarantee you. Guys win it for what they do offensively. |
I was going to the bathroom. Theo walked it in. That's when you got a pretty good relationship. When your general manager can come and hand it to you while you're on the toilet, you got a pretty good relationship. |
I was like the last player on the roster. I was waiting to get released. I remember him treating me like I was the best player who ever existed. It made an impression on me. |
I was pleased with his demeanor. |
I was the first one over there. |
I was trying to catch it with him. When that ball left his glove, we were trying to help him. I saw it hit everything. Just trying to help that go back in his glove. |
I was with [Hale] in Texas in '02 and kind of thought then that if I ever managed, he'd be a guy I'd like to have on my staff. In my opinion, he's a star. I think our values are the same. He really respects the game, and I think he's got a good knowledge of the game. |
I wasn't aware of that rookie record, and I really don't care, because I just think he's a good pitcher. I don't know that those guys come along that often where you can rely on them. |