He learned through the way that my father and I felt about his songs, his country songs, that they were great songs. And then he went out and sang them for the audiences that we found, and he found a tremendous reaction to that. |
He likes to play physical, as you all saw, ... Obviously, you don't want to see anyone get hurt, but the kid is trying to win a job. You can't hold him accountable for finishing a check out there. Everyone was in that spot once. |
He loved teaching, whether it was football or academically. He was always laughing and telling jokes but he still got his point across. Clayton was one of the first coaches who tried to make in fun and he saw the wisdom in that. |
He made some shots early. Maybe got carried away a little bit in the second half. You can see that he's getting into better shape. He's lively. And he's one of those guys when he's guarding somebody, they don't want him on them. |
He mainly called because he wanted to talk to me about the allegations about his homosexual affair supposedly that a prison inmate was making against him. He was upset by what that was doing, the impact it has having on his son. |
He may not have seen live pitching, but he's the type of guy who wouldn't take long to resurrect his hand-eye coordination. I don't think he hit 700-and-something home runs by accident. I think you would have to be aware of him. |
Isiah Thomas (1961-) |
He obviously made quite a few big plays on the run here and sitting next to him in the meetings, I can see why. He's a smart guy. He knows exactly what's expected of him. He knows exactly what the offense is trying to do to him. |
He pitched Tuesday, and Driscoll hit him pretty hard. He'll pitch again Monday against Marian, but he said he could come in and do an inning or two. He's got a good, live arm and he gets the ball in there. That's the main thing. |
He played against them earlier this year and I think he enjoys the challenge of those contests as much as the rest of our guys do. He did well early last year but then was out and we missed him in the business end of the season. |
He played extremely well. He forced our hand. I was impressed with everything he did out there. He's a quick learner, handles the bat and has a great knowledge of the strike zone. He's going to be a great asset to our ball club. |
He played very well and did good work at both ends, there were no negative comments. Is the work done? By no means. He had an excellent opportunity to show himself where he is (in terms of career development) and what he can do. |
He plays every night aggressively on the board. With all of the growing that he's going through and being expected to be a factor offensively and an anchor defensively, to still chase down all the rebounds he does is impressive. |
He pulled up with a little soreness. We'll still see if he could be available on Sunday. Unless he can go, he will not play. What we're saying, this is not a game to be halfway there and to not have all your faculties about you. |
He really did well. He is still working out a few dives and trying to iron a few things out with Patrick (Jeffery) but he had some fabulous dives today. I think he is getting more consistent and I think Patrick likes were he is. |