Guys are being respectful of the situation, how tough it is for everybody, the organization, our fans, T.K., everybody. You've got to respect that. You respect that as long as it takes. |
He doesn't know many guys. Signs, philosophies, everything is completely different to him. ... But Luis is one of those guys who plays on instincts. He's got a lot of talent, so he'll be fine. |
He's a great kid. He works his butt off. He's hungry. |
Hey, it can happen. Who's to say that if we string a group of 10, 11, 12 wins in a row we can't make up this ground? This is what you want. |
I am truly honored because I know, obviously, what Bob meant to the Twins. I always told myself, when I put a uniform on for the first time in 1998, that I'm going to give everything I have. |
I like the feel of our team, man. All the guys have just fit in great and are great guys. I'm excited, I really am. With our pitching and mix of guys we have, I think we're in good shape. |
I preached to a lot of guys in here about playing and finishing strong. It's frustrating for myself to not be able to finish, but I know it's an injury I've had for quite a bit of the season and have played through it. It got to the point where I couldn't do it anymore. I couldn't. |
I saw more guys shaking their heads going to the dugout than I'd ever seen before. The thing about Alex Gonzalez is, he has the ability to make the tough play look routine. |
I think he's already one of the best ? if not the best ? catchers in all of baseball. He's going to continue to improve. People talk about power and hitting enough home runs. It takes awhile to adjust to the pitching. He's a contact hitter. He's not a free swinger. |
I think he's been tremendous, |
I think he's been tremendous. He's everything that everyone built him up to be. He's got a chance to be a great player in this league for a long time. Hopefully, I can play behind him for a number of years. |
I'd say that's a pretty routine play for him. |
I'm like, did I just see that? ... I jumped up and said, 'Great job! But don't ever do that again!' Deep down, I was going, 'Man, that's impressive. A spring training game and this guy's going all out.' |
I'm serious. I've been behind the plate when it's happened. |
I've just been playing through it. |