It's not easy. We've been looking for that guy all winter. How easy was it to find a right-handed hitter to back up D-Lee at first base [this off-season]? You can't envision much playing time. That's what was difficult. It's probably a little easier now. |
It's not over with yet. You don't know if somebody is going to offer Sammy a job here soon or what is going to happen. But Sammy has been one of the great players of the game for a long time and a guy who meant a lot to Chicago and a lot to the game. . . . I just hope he gets a job somewhere. |
It's one of the best trades you don't make. Walker made some fine defensive plays tonight. He's hitting the ball outstanding. |
It's possible. I was there in L.A. and I was booed by 50,000 people every day. The next year, I hit 30 home runs and I made the Dodgers All-Time team. Performance changes everything. I've been on both sides. |
It's rare to see your best player is your best citizen, too. He reminds me a lot of how Hank Aaron used to conduct himself. |
It's real big. That's not the whole series, but it definitely gives you ... it jump starts you for the series. |
It's similar to what happened last year. We'll see today. It's sort of out of our control some. |
It's something we talked about. Again, the decision is up to the player. There's quite a bit of pressure on these guys, especially the guys from Latin America more than anybody because of the magnitude and importance of baseball in those areas. |
It's still a work in progress a little bit. |
It's the first time I've seen four solo homers in the first four innings. |
It's the same with pitching. You talk to Greg Maddux and I'm sure he has a game plan, but he also sometimes can feel when a guy is looking inside or if a guy is looking for something else or it depends on which pitch he takes and how he takes it. Some guys get it early, some guys get it late, some guys never get it. |
It's too early for me [to give up on the season], |
It's very encouraging. I'm sure he'll probably have a headache. |
It's very exciting. Toward the end [of Spring Training] is when you show what you're made of. We've all been through this many times. Rarely have these guys been one of the last cuts in the course of their life. This is a different situation for all of them I'm sure. |
It's very intense. It's probably intensified more since Tony and I came here. When you play 18 times against a team that's had a long-time rivalry, and my former manager and my former confidant, that just increases things. |