Jim's very much a kid at heart. He shows up at the ballpark and he's a 12-year-old. He's in the uniform and he's excited. That's the way it should be. |
Last year and the year prior, it was so uptight. This year, we need to do something different. This is a pleasant change. |
Maybe they've just got the itch when it comes to Tigers pitching. I can't figure it out. I'm waiting for them to go into a slump against us, for crying out loud. |
Mentally, it was frustrating, because on paper we had a good chance this year. It just didn't work out. |
More impressive to me than all the stories that have been written about how he's been knocking the cover off the ball is how he's emerged as an above-average first baseman. He's worked hard, and now I'm glad to have him out there. He picks me up all the time. |
Nothing impresses me anymore with him. He's shown me everything. He's a stud. |
Our focus was our downfall, |
People just have to give him time. When you're a great hitter, all you need is time to get comfortable. |
Sometimes people read him wrong because he's so quiet. But he's very clutch. He comes through for us in key situations. To me he's solid. |
That's the only time on offense when you can really feel like you're a team player. You're making an out and sacrificing your stats for the good of the team. That shows me you're a team player, you don't care about stats, and all you care about is winning. |
The bottom line is, Tram didn't do things right at the beginning as a manager and by the time he tried late last year, it was too late. You have to be the chief when you're the manager. |
The crowd was into it and really supported us. The problem was we didn't do enough damage to give them many reasons to cheer. |
The way he's been pitching lately, we almost feel obligated to go out there and get him some runs. Confidence is the key in baseball. When you feel confident, you're going to put up good numbers. |
There were a lot of mistakes made that season to lose 119 games but I learned from those mistakes. It made me a much better player. We've seen the worse. We know how bad it can be. |
They did their best to give us the game. It just didn't go our way. |