Anyone who gives up is worthless. |
At first, I slid because he was up there and he jumped at me. I thought I still slid late enough to get in, but as I slid, my spikes dug in. It was one of those freak accidents. |
He can hit. I don't care if he can't run a lick. Let him hit home runs and do the whole Babe Ruth thing. |
He had the best slider I've seen him have in four years. It looked like a fastball before you swung, then it just dropped. |
He just knows how to pound the zone once he gets ahead. He just lets his defense work for him. He's a smart pitcher. He knows what he's doing. |
He tends to get himself into trouble and then pull himself out. Once the pressure is on, he's very good under pressure. |
He's just a solid, hard-working player who quietly goes about his business. I'm sure all of this has caught him off a guard a little, but he's the type of guy who can keep all of this in perspective. He knows there are still, what, 155 games or so left. |
He's something baseball needs right now. With all the (negative) publicity going on, he's a breath of fresh air. |
He's the furthest thing from the reputation from the incident from last year. He doesn't have a bad bone in his body, so I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt from that day. |
He's the type of guy that isn't afraid of anyone. He's a bulldog, and I really like that and respect that. But at the same time, I think he's someone you can joke with and have a good time with. It seems like he's got a personality for winning. |
I can't explain it. I thought we hit Lackey really well. I know he's been pitching well lately. |
I feel like we have a very, very similar team (to Chicago), maybe even better, to be quite honest with you. |
I hope he puts the fear of God in them. I want them to know that, hey, we've got some quality pitchers here that they're going to have to beat throughout the season. |
I love that. I know it's nothing personal when they do it. I'm going to make them pay for doing that, to get me motivated. |
I might be able to get up there with a driver. But that's about it. That was at least 500 feet. I don't care what they say. |