919 ordspråk av Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa
The Cubs have played us so tough all year, ... We had (Greg) Maddux going against us so we knew it would be a hellacious ballgame and it was.
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The doctor said it was like a train wreck. He didn't break anything, but he was bruised all over.
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The early indications were that we might lose him for a couple of weeks. But the antibotics seem to be working.
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The fans are going to like it because there's enough there when you look at it, it reminds you of the old park and lots that's new. It's really a nice mix.
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The guy who doesn't go into the rotation is going to have a tough pill to swallow. All five guys are very competitive and very proud off their contributions. It's going to be tough to take.
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The guys coined the phrase, 'hard nine.' We're going to play a hard nine.
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The guys haven't taken advantage of it. You get them, or you work into a count where you get them. Sooner or later, you've got to get them.
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The impressive thing is he was able to maintain that level of concentration and competitiveness. Most guys, even if you're great, you have a dip once in a while. Every day he pitched it was like the same pitcher.
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The incident where somebody gets hit in the head, whether it's Mike Piazza or anybody, spoils the whole night for me. It's been my No. 1 pet peeve. I'd trade him not getting hit, and we lose the game.
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The margin of being good and bad and winning and losing in this league is amazingly fine.
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The middle of the [Cubs] lineup [was up]. Game's on the line.
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The neck where he had the whiplash, that's what's sore -- more sore.
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The reason I stay with him is that he's earned it over time. He's shown the ability to tough it out and make pitches, ... He's had a tough stretch. But I went with him other times because I know what he can be.
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The score was very misleading. We were close to getting beat.
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The thing about Abe is, ... he's the same every day.
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