A little surprised, yeah, ... but I've been around Billy Beane a long time. I know at the beginning, he made some moves that weren't very popular, but I understood where he was going. (Tim) Hudson's and (Mark) Mulder's contracts were coming up. The team, the manager, the players have done an unbelievable job. |
Actually, Joe was the one who congratulated me, ... And I said: 'For what? I know ain't gotten a hit in a while.' But it's exciting, no doubt about it. |
Ask me (Sunday). I guess one thing is that the field will be better. You don't want to have a mistake made that maybe wouldn't be made on a dry field. |
Baseball had record crowds last year. Probably with Barry going to break the [home run] record, it will bump it up and more people will come out and watch it. That makes players more popular, and in turn guys make more money. |
Both of them are exciting. |
Coming from Boston, one thing you know about Johnny is that he's not going to be intimidated in New York. He knows what pressure is and he's not going to let it change him. |
Even when I was struggling up there, I felt pretty good. I was getting good swings but I just wasn't getting any hits. |
Even when I was struggling up there, I felt pretty good. I was getting good swings but I just wasn't getting any hits. Now I feel like I've got that bat speed back. |
Every New Yorker, they love to see somebody face adversity and still stand tall and not fall by the wayside. They like to see you man up and you take your beating, but you just keep going and ticking and keep working hard. And they love those stories. It's a tough town here, it really is, and a lot of players fall by the wayside out here. |
Everybody sees Johnny Damon for long hair and the beard, but he's a great, great teammate. He's fun to play with. He'll be fun for this team. I think they'll really enjoy having Johnny around. |
Everybody wants to come here and win. We've been close, but we need to get over the top this year. No doubt about it. |
Everybody's goal is to win. When you're a veteran player, you don't worry about getting your numbers, because everybody here has gotten their contract and has gotten paid. It's all about winning, and to do that, you have to concentrate on the little things. |
For being so young, he was just so poised. I just remember his mound presence for someone who was 23. He went out there and was dominating. |
For Johnny, this is perfect. The audience is just bigger. He'll love this stuff. |
He can go out on a consistent basis and shut you out, ... I don't care what lineup you have. When he's on, he's on. He's like one of those guys ? Hudson, Mulder, Rocket, Randy. When Randy's on, you just tip your cap, and it's like 'Just let me try to get a walk and be 0-for-3.' |