You get to the playoffs you got to win 11 games. In the regular season, you win 99 and go to the wire and almost lose. The way we played all year long it was like a playoff game every day. ... I talked to the guys. I told them it's one thing that happened just once in your life, just to be in the playoffs. Some people play a lot of years in this game and never have this opportunity. |
You have those guys in the lineup, and you pray for the best. |
You have those guys in the lineup, you pray for the best. He was throwing strikes. He throws a quality pitch, and you have to do that with that team because they will score in a heartbeat. |
You have to live with it, and deal with it. I know it is not going to be easy to make that change, but he has to be prepared every day to perform. We are going to do the best we can to make sure we get the best out of him without hurting him. |
You have to prepare yourself mentally and physically to get through a tough season. When you prepare yourself that way, you make it easier. |
You have to understand A.J.. You hate him when he's on the other side. |
You hope your starting pitcher holds on. Jose did a tremendous job. He just went out and pitched. |
You just saw, ... a Chicago baseball game. |
You know what's tough; when I'm driving here and I think, 'God, I have to be Ozzie today,' and you don't feel like it, ... [Maybe] we've lost three games in a row, four in a row, and I have to show up, open that door and put a smile on my face and pat those guys on the butt and joke around when I'm dying inside. That's not easy. |
You know, we don't do the job and, when we fail doing that, it's hard for us to win, ... We don't have the type of team that's going to score 20 runs. |
You make a mistake and he's going to hit it out of the ballpark. |
You might want to go to your room, call your mom and cry, but when you come to the ballpark and put on the uniform, you have to be a man. I have 30 men to lead. |
you run out of codes. You run out of answers. You start making stuff up. |
You want to go in your room and call your mom and start crying. |
You want to know the truth? Because I'm the manager. |