Any time your boss shows faith and confidence in you, you don't want to let him down, ... And he did, and it meant a lot. |
Any time, if there's a little offense happening, a double play to end the inning late in a game, ... the game being as close as it was, it certainly set us up. |
Believe me, I saw my numbers last year. I'm grateful to be on the team. I know I can help. |
come on Joe, just send him in so we can get our bats cranking! |
For me, he's comforting to deal with in the sense that he's calm, |
For me, I found working with Rick fascinating. I want as much data as I can get -- then break it down and decide what I want to use. |
Having been part of a few playoffs, this definitely has that feeling. |
Having faced a lot of these Canadian hitters, I certainly didn't think of them as patsies. |
He came out and said 'Let the defense make plays. One run is not gonna lose the game, get in the zone, get ahead in the count,' ... You know, stuff that you would teach a Little Leaguer. |
He has good ideas, and he's going to be good, ... It's just a matter of whatever else it entails as far as managing people. I don't know him that well. He seems to be a nice enough guy. |
He is a guy modern players can relate to and respect because he actually played at the major-league level. He will understand the ups and downs of a major-league player and know when the time is appropriate to jump on someone and when to give a pat on the back. |
He was a rock star. The little bit of attention other guys or I would usually get would suddenly be zero. He'd be miserable but we'd be left alone. |
He'd get frustrated. I'd say, 'O.K., quit hitting 35, 40 jacks, being Mike Piazza, doing the Pert commercials and be the backup catcher you want to be treated like,' |
Hey, for the first time in 20 years I can be down the Shore for July Fourth fireworks. Maybe go to Seaside for Memorial Day. I always missed that. |
I am grateful and appreciative that the commissioner feels that 48 hours before another work stoppage, it's important enough for him to leave Milwaukee and go to New York. |