I'm not going to let down the guys who have brought me here, ... I've got a lot of confidence in [Hernandez]. He just had a bad outing. Maybe in the next couple of days, we'll change our minds. We'll see how he feels. Right now, I feel like El Duque should be the man. |
I'm not going to say they hit him on purpose. But (Ramirez) never hit anybody. When you see how big a game Dye had, I don't like the way it happened. |
I'm not going to take the bat out of his hands like I did last year. He gave himself up once or twice a game, and that's why I want to drop him down in the lineup. He is a great RBI man and this will give him a chance to hit more home runs. |
I'm not good in math, ... That's why I just say, `Come back tomorrow and win the game.' |
I'm not the type of person who counts something I don't have. Do we think about it? Yeah, that's part of the game and part of the strategy. We have to make decisions and make rosters. Right now, I try to stay away the most I can about talking about playoff games. |
I'm so happy for these kids. A lot of people started doubting us. Even we started doubting us. But then we started believing again, started playing good baseball again, and I like the way we're playing going into the playoffs. |
I'm the one who makes the decisions. But right now, you ask me who is going to pitch in the ninth or the last inning to save the game, and I'm going to say Jenks. |
I've always got to have a Plan B. Always. |
I've been involved in a lot of Opening Days, but this one was the best. |
I've got to go with the same people it was in the ... Hopefully the people we pick help us to get to the next level to win this thing. |
I've got two people here that drive me crazy. They are all over me, and I'm like 'Shut up, you drunk.' It's easy to make moves when you're drunk. |
I've learned, you can't talk about race in this country. No matter what you say, you're gonna be wrong. |
I've never seen anything like that before. I think that's New York, you know, anything can happen. |
I've only been thrown out four times in my career, not my managing career. If I get tossed from the game, I think I let the team down. If a manager is not there in a playoff game I think you lose the respect of your team. I need my players and my players need me. |
I've said before that if we make it to the playoffs, I'm going to pick with my brain, not my heart, |