I grew up with Ernie Harwell. Jack Buck is, like Ernie, an icon. Of course in 1988, when he made the call, it was a special attachment that lasted a lifetime. Let's say it was well said. I couldn't believe what I just saw, either. |
I guess I had some butterflies, if that's what you want to call it. |
I'm behind them, I relate, Pay attention, guys: This is the level we need to play at consistently. That's the way it is. |
I'm not out here to win a beauty contest. |
It happened very quickly. I'm a team guy, and I've been asked to do something, so I will. |
Now you really watch to see what guys are made of. Here's the toughest part about it: All those guys bust their butts. They try their butts off. I'm not bailing on these guys. If I see them quit, we'll have a different kind of talk. |
Our biggest challenge is we played Boston, Cleveland, the White Sox and Cleveland again, |
Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have. |
We don't have that. We have to manufacture that. We're starting from a different spot, and we have to try to match that. |