He did it all today. He might be in the lineup tomorrow. |
He did it all today. He showed up big. He stepped up and did a tremendous job. |
He didn't get much of a chance earlier this season, he was sore. Let's hope this game gave him confidence for the next three to five months. |
He didn't hit very well in spring training, but I wasn't really worried about him too much. Just from last year, the way he came over here and handled himself, you just knew he was going to continue playing like that. I love having this kid on my team. |
He doesn't have to apologize to me. He needs to apologize to his teammates for being late. If you're going to be late for any reason, come to my office. |
He doesn't like batting sixth? He's got two choices: Not playing or batting sixth, |
He feels better. He should be ready [today]. He's a tough kid. He just wants to play. I can use him to play defense if I need to. |
He gives the team a chance to refuel, to get back to playing the way we played early in the season, ... Everybody knows how important this kid is for us, for the type of game we play. |
He had to step up and show the team what kind of pitcher he is. We count on Freddy big time. He's a guy the pitching staff looks up to. |
He has one of the best arms, maybe is the best arm in my rotation, and he's showing right now what kind of pitcher he is. He's showing right now what we expect from him and what he can do. |
He has potential to be the closer. As long as he stays healthy, then he'll be good. |
He has some personal things to take care of. I don't want him to bring his personal problems into the game. That's why I'll give him another day. I don't want him to be rushing through his problems to play baseball. |
He hasn't done anything for this team yet, |
He helps us in the field. But he helps this team more in the clubhouse, in the hotels, in the bus, in the planes. You look around baseball and one of the people they don't say anything negative about is Jim Thome. They love the way he respects the game and treats his fans and teammates. |
He hugged me [Tuesday]. He talked to me before the game and wished me good luck. He told me that he was proud of me and the job I did. He's not the type of manager that thinks because he won [a World Series] that he's bigger than the game. This man, I have a lot of respect for him. |