He's a third baseman playing first, but he's very upbeat about everything. I told him, 'The only thing you should concern yourself with is getting better.' The fact that he can play more spots makes him more valuable. He was very comfortable. |
He's a threat. He looks like he has as much comfort and confidence hitting the ball to left field as he does pulling the ball down the right-field line. To me, that's a big stride for him. |
He's a young man, |
He's a young man. It's pretty remarkable when you figure out how many home runs he has. |
He's able to put more weight on the leg, ... I think he took some swings [Tuesday] night that were a lot different than the ones he was taking for the last four or five days. |
He's always had a great feel for the game. When he's watching a game, he's not just there as a celebrity in town. |
He's an adult -- he knows what's going on here. I'm sure he's disappointed with this outing, because he couldn't do with the ball what he wanted to. He's a mentally tough young guy, so that part I'm not worried about. |
He's anxious to get back behind the plate. I don't think he needs a whole lot. What he needs more than anything is the timing while hitting. |
He's as good as we've seen him this early in the year. He's taken on a great deal of responsibility. |
He's as intelligent as anybody; knowing and self-assured. He's very well prepared, for the managing job and for what we have the rest of the way here. |
He's asking me what I think, and I said, 'You interviewed, I didn't,' ... He's very intelligent. He's poised to make a decision. He's welcome to come back here as a bench coach. |
He's become someone you rely on. We started the season with the starters we had and we certainly didn't foresee this. You have some bad surprises with the injuries, and you can have some good ones like this. |
He's been a bonus, though that seems like such a mediocre word. |
He's been a life saver for us, a leader of this ball club. He's been as consistent as they come. |
He's been a mainstay, no question, ... Every single playoff game, once he started. But this is something I know he has no resentment towards. Really, it's no blow to his ego. |