Accountability is a concept we're going to stand by, and part of that is being in the best shape possible. It's very important how you show up here. |
After experiencing as a manager what we went through a year ago, seeing some of those champagne parties that have taken place over the last couple of days has been pretty painful - to the point where I turn the television set off. I don't want to watch it because I've experienced it firsthand and I know what it feels like. So now, it's not a whole lot of fun to watch. |
Aggression is no reason to be foolish. The double play is one thing. Running into stupid outs? That's even worse, in my opinion. |
All Scott Strickland has done is throw strikes. |
And then we'll go from there and start stretching him out. |
And we haven't lost any of those games. |
Andrew losing his life at that age was as devastating to me as losing one of my own children. I'll never forget Andrew as long as I live. |
Another night where we took a ballclub to the limit and fortunately things worked out for us. I don't really know where we'd be without Kent. |
Any time you face a pitcher the caliber of Chris Carpenter, you get one opportunity against him. He started quick and it took us until the seventh to get our opportunity to crack through. |
Are Oliver Perez and Kip Wells important pieces as far as cogs in the wheel are concerned? Sure, they are. But I don't like any of my players -- and I go back to having Gary Sheffield , Kevin Brown , Shawn Green -- coming to work and feeling like, 'Hey, if I don't do it, then we as a group can't get it done.' This will be my sixth year as a manager, and that won't change. I believe you'll get more from the individual if he feels like he's a part of something and can, from that point, just relax and be who they're capable of being. |
As a manager, I came here to make this club better, markedly better. The guys in the clubhouse, they have to realize that as a player, you have to produce. I'm not saying you're perfect and a mistake can't be made. But when you do make it, the realization that you have made a mistake and what you have to do to correct it ... there has to be a real understanding of that. |
As a two-hole hitter, this guy has the capability for doing great things for us offensively. |
As far as I know. |
As I've said, both guys are going to catch. |
As long as he keeps his focus and continues to realize there is no real opportunity to be satisfied and he maintains that hunger, ... he could wind up being a real good pitcher in the Major Leagues. |