I said before the game that I didn't believe (the Angels) were going to be tired. As soon as you put on the uniform, you forget about the pains and how tired you are. |
I said before the game, I don't believe they're going to be tired. They showed it. |
I said earlier in the day that when we score first, we have a chance. But when you play against that team, if you're up by 6 runs your heart is still pumping. |
I said I liked Chavez, but with some ideology and ideas I don't agree, ... It doesn't matter to me what they think. Why not say that I like the president? |
I said, 'It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I told him, 'I've never seen you play, but my kids told me you were real good. |
I saw him in a couple of minor league games and he looked really good. He can do a lot for us. When he gets on base he charges the batteries of everybody. |
I say this because I want to win it here. It would give me the opportunity to pick what I want to do. I didn't say I'd leave baseball. I can't live without baseball. |
I see St. Louis has 95 (wins). The White Sox 90. And we feel like we won only 10 games this year, ... Some people treat my team like a piece of (garbage). And we're not. |
I sent my coaches. I sent [third base coach Joey Cora] to talk to him. I don't want to say stuff I might regret. |
I switched my mind, ... It worked for us. |
I talk to him every day. I don't want my players to worry about who they are or their roles. I tell them, 'Try the best you can and don't second-guess yourself because that means you don't have confidence in yourself. |
I talked to [Garcia] about it this morning. [Pitching coach Don] Cooper is going to talk to him. Is something bothering him? Is he tired? We could move him back or have him skip a start. |
I talked to him as a friend, talked to him like his father, ... I said: 'You continue to do this, you're going to ruin your life. Whatever happened in the past is over. You are strong enough to turn this page on the past.' |
I talked to him. We talked. He said he didn't mean it like it sounded. It wasn't that I was (angry), but I was sad because I've known Dusty since I was 2. |
I think (if) Thome stays healthy, he's going to help this team. Besides that, he's a great guy in the clubhouse. |