I think everybody wants to see him. I haven't seen him since October, but we've talked on the phone. There's no urgency to talk except for the normal welcoming. There's a lot of time to discuss things. |
I think he wanted to pass the Babe. |
I think he's throwing with confidence and feels comfortable on the mound. And the way he pitches [quickly] you want to play defense behind him. |
I think we hit about four balls hard today, or was it three? |
I thought about it when I saw that. Maybe other people will be called. I guess anybody who they believed to know something, they want to hear (those) people talk. |
I thought the guy was out. Saw a strike on the corner that was not ruled a strike. |
I told him ... that the kid stuff is over with. |
I want people to know this: We do the pitching thing together here, ... I don't dictate anything. I haven't made one move here without consulting my pitching coach. Not one in over three years. |
I wanted to play him tonight but I took him out. I don't know what avenue to take with him. I'll have to talk to him. |
I was afraid of last place, ... There were a lot of fears. Below .500 -- I never thought I'd see that here. Then, losing 100 games seemed like a possibility, then 90 games. All of those things could have been a reality here. The grave seemed like a reality here, but the guys didn't let it happen. |
I was expecting the streak to come from another team. |
I was one of the first guys to face Seaver in the majors. He was a college guy (Southern Cal), so he was more polished than this kid. But the stuff he throws is the same. |
I won't play him tomorrow. |
I won't say surprised but I'm kind of disappointed. |
I would say, within the next 8-10 years, there's going to come that time, ... when the percentage of foreign-born players is going to be more than [the percentage of U.S.-born players]. It's coming. |