In the first four games, (for the starters) to go all but two-thirds of an inning? I can't remember anything like that. I'm ecstatic. And we're getting closer to the goal. |
It would be a lot better for the staff and our coaches to know that he is more available. There were times last year when we didn't want to use him, and certainly there were times where he was ready and we didn't use him. We need him ready to go. |
It's almost going to be like Opening Day. They're physically going to be strong, and they'll have to control the adrenaline, like Garland did [Friday night]. They're going to have to deal with it. |
It's amazing. But I guess I should stop being amazed by them at this point. |
It's flattering, ... But my focus is here. Look, the Yankees were my team, they were my Dad's team. Twenty-six world championships, who wouldn't want to be a part of that? But I just want one - here. |
It's flattering, but right now to me it's all words. I've been here 19 years. My loyalty, my focus, my passion is here. |
It's his first full season in the big leagues, so he has a challenge ahead of him. The challenge is to harness those four great pitches he has. If he can throw to the glove this year, it's game over. |
It's like when 'Seinfeld' went off the air, ... By staying around maybe you dilute what you've accomplished. |
It's not a bad thing, |
Its like a horse race and we see the finish line. Were gonna use the whip and ride our horses hard. These guys have what it takes to win the race. |
Just because we didn't need them in that series ... we needed them all year and we're going to need them again. |
Let's face it, it's very, very difficult to get our work in. The disappointing thing is that it looked like we were going to get our five innings in. |
Let's face it, there was a lot of criticism when he started in New York. I've been saying, if that would have ruined his career, then he's not the guy we thought he was anyway. And we've all seen first-hand that's not the case. |
Mac needs to come into spring ready to get a lot of innings. I'm not going to say he's our long guy or our seventh-inning guy or a spot starter, but he is a reliever right now until further notice. |
My job is basically to coach the people who are there. Everyone in baseball knows, though, that Vazquez is a high-quality pitcher. |