I'm sure they'd like me to see live pitching before I jump in there after three months. We'd have to see if it coordinates with Round Rock and, more importantly, if my shoulder coordinates with that. |
I've had both thoughts in my mind. How great it would be if I could play and end the season and be satisfied with that. And I've also had the other side where I spend time with my family. I'm OK either way. |
I've had plenty of conversations (in past years) where I didn't know if I was going to be able to do it, but I've always found a way to do it. And that's why I'm here again. |
If I'm going to do this thing and try and come back and play, then I've got to be a little smarter. |
If that ball gets down the line, maybe. But you can't ever look back like that. |
If you didn't beat us by the seventh, you weren't going to beat us. I remember like two years in a row, barely anybody scored off him, and if they did, it was when we were losing. Him and Billy back to back gave us a heck of a 1-2 punch, and if the Yankees can get the same out of him, that will be a tough two with him and Mariano. |
Instead of throwing in there [the bullpen], they'll throw against me, |
It feels better as I do it. The key is during the course of a game, is it going to stay like that? Or at least that it stays the same, not regresses. |
It feels like there is still something lodged in there, but it does feel better, and the guys who are watching say it looks a lot better. I've got a ways to go. I've got to be able to maintain my throwing throughout the spring training if I'm going to be able to play during the season. |
It kills me that I can't play now, ... I think the best chance for me to play again is to do the surgery. |
It takes both sides, players and management, working very hard to make that happen. |
It was a little sore to start with, but the more I went, the better it felt. |
It was awesome. I can't imagine the fans being any better than they've been. ... I couldn't have appreciated it any more. It's sad for it to happen like this, but it made me feel that way. |
It was nice to see people and to pay our respects. There were a lot of people there. It was nice, but how are funerals? They're awful. |
It's always nice to get a hit, but if I didn't get a hit it still wouldn't mean anything. I don't believe I have to show I can hit. It's whether or not I can throw, hit, play a full game, play in back-to-back games and three games in a row and be able to still hit. |