I'll say this clearly: We are a sovereign nation. The great United States is our friend, but there are times when we have to say, even to the United States, that we will act in accordance with our interests, ... We should demand of the Americans that they do not pressure us on this matter. |
I'm accustomed to playing a little bit more than I have, so it's been a bit of an adjustment for me. Just mentally, you have to cool off a little bit, not be looking so much at the schedule . . . and then be disappointed when you don't get the game. When you get the call, you get the call. |
I'm an emotional coach. I put my heart into it. I think it shows. And I know that our kids recognize that. We're not going into this game (against West Haven) taking them the least bit lightly. Look at their schedule and how they play. They'll be ready for us. We need to be ready for them. |
I'm excited to work with a franchise as strong as San Jose. They've had great success the past few seasons going far into the playoffs, and to create the opportunity for some of their NHL prospects to play on our team is not only beneficial to us on the ice, but also exciting for our fans. |
I'm glad to hear there is improvement, ... but you still can't pay your payroll taxes, and that is a major problem. Your profit last year was only $200,000, you owe the health department $300,000, and your yearly FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions paid into Social Security) is $300,000. |
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I'm half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it's a great thing to have a world cup to celebrate the whole world. It shows the world that baseball is important and how great the game is. |
I'm having so much fun watching these guys have fun. What's incredible is they were bettering their times by a couple of seconds a run. That's how fast these guys were learning. And not only were they bettering their times, they were becoming more and more competitive. They are so into it. |
I'm just happy for the opportunity to play ball every day. I would rather just get in, do my job and get out without dealing with all of the questions. But I guess it comes with the territory. If we weren't winning, nobody would want to talk to me then. And that's the most important thing. |
I'm looking for some consistency from some of those guys coming out of that bullpen. Daryl has given up the [home run ] ball a little bit lately, but we need to give him the ball. He's been here three years, and we need to find out whether he's going to be able to help us down the stretch. |
I'm not totally happy with our score, we're probably 20-30 runs short but having said that I think we have enough on the board and I think we have the firepower in our bowling attack to get us early wickets and to put them under pressure very early and try and stymie them right to the end. |
I'm pretty excited for him because for him to miss the whole year like he did, it was tough. He's a tough, strong guy and he wanted to help us out last year. But you guys know that shoulder was really bothering him. He swung the bat real good this spring and he's going to have a good year. |
I'm seeing the ball well, ... I talk with the older guys a little bit. You can't get caught up with being in the big leagues, you have to be yourself. I don't think you can be surprised [about success here]. If you're surprised you can hit, then it's not saying a lot about your confidence. |
I'm sure, at the end, you can never keep everybody happy, especially the Scots-I hate to say this-if you're dealing with one of their national heroes. No matter what way you do it, there's no way you'll keep everybody happy. So I'll expect some praise, and I'm sure I'll get a lot of abuse. |
I'm telling you right now, there were five cars out here and most of them had two flat tires. It was nuts. These people were all coming in here and calling for wreckers and going back out in the rain to change their tires. And there were more people on the side of the road with flat tires. |