A simple play, but the difference in the game. Happens all the time. Those are the little things. |
Absolutely tremendous. We've got ourselves a heck of a big-league pitcher, in my opinion. |
Any major league manager would like to manage a guy like that. |
At some point, we probably prefer to get him down there. But right now, we felt he's one of the 12 best pitchers. That's what we talked about here. At some point, we need to get him going, if it works out that way. But who knows? I don't know how it's going to play out. |
Barry needs adversity. It's what drives him. I never saw a player who could turn adversity and turmoil around him into his advantage the way Barry does. |
Baseball. It's time to play some baseball. |
Be on time. I also insist that they all be on the bench during the game. |
Big Jerome. I know him pretty good. I'm sure he'll come down to the clubhouse. He came by to see me in Pittsburgh. I don't usually do this, but I asked him to sign a ball for me. I also paid $1,200 for his jersey at a charity auction. I can guarantee you, he didn't pay $1,200 for mine. |
But he's a good player, has very good hands. |
But they've all got to be back on the bench when the team comes off the field. When we're up to bat, everybody's on the bench. |
But you're always concerned that you want to be able to win some games, obviously, in spring training. |
Craig Monroe had an outstanding year last season and he's going to play a lot for us this year. He's very versatile. He can play all three outfield positions pretty well. His bat will be in the lineup a lot. |
Everybody is on their side right now. So they really don't need me. They need me when things don't go good. |
Everybody thinks every time a guy hits a home run, it's because of a mistake. I don't buy into that. |
Everybody's got 10 people penciled in here, 10 people penciled in there. Wow, we've played three games and I don't know what the hell we're doing yet, to be honest with you. But I'll tell you one thing: We're not going to give jobs away. |