[As a result, Torre held more pep rallies than he cared to count.] He gave more speeches this year than Shakespeare, ... And every time he gave a new speech, he kept things together. He's the glue. |
[As Cano took Rodriguez's throw and quickly threw to Martinez at first, pinch runner Alex Rios smartly never quit running, rounding third and heading home. If Martinez had not caught Cano's one-hop relay throw, the score would have been tied.] If he's safe at first, the game's tied, ... The game is tied. |
[But I have had nothing to do with his strikeouts. I have only watched them, and in so doing I got the impression that he was striking out more often. Checking the records, I found out he was.] When you get 100 walks and you do the production I have and you have an on-base percentage like I do, ... you don't really concern yourself with that. I don't, anyway. |
[Cano is 22-for-47 since Aug. 31 after a 10-for-57 stretch.] The one thing you can't teach is confidence, ... and he has great confidence for a young player. |
[Hitters say all that spin on a 69- to 74-mile-per-hour pitch can be devastating.] I have never seen anything like it, ... It's such a high one, and it drops three to four feet. You might as well not even look for it because you're not going to hit it. |
[Last night, his role was that of a star.] You're not thinking home run, ... You're thinking that maybe he's going to get a single. Then he gets up there and hits one like Darryl Strawberry. |
[Rodriguez's greatest concession, however, is abandoning his natural position.] When I thought about it, ... I said, `Why not do it?' |
A lot of clocks are ticking here. There are age clocks ticking. Contract clocks are ticking. The urgency is at an all-time high. |
A nice little bruise. It should be OK. |
After thoughtful deliberations with my family, I am announcing my decision to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic. When faced with the decision to choose between my country, the United States of America, and my Dominican heritage, I decided I will not dishonor either. |
Along with Randy Johnson, he's been the biggest difference between last year's team and this year's team. |
And that crushing can be very inspiring. |
Any time you can be mentioned with Joe DiMaggio in any sentence, especially in this rich tradition of the Yankees, it makes you feel very humble. It's something that I'm proud of. |
Any time you get mentioned with Joe DiMaggio with the rich tradition of the Yankees, you feel humbled, |
As the night got later, it got a little worse and stiffened up. I think I should be all right. |