He was bilingual and really able to relate to the 16-, 17-, 18-year-olds, especially those coming out of the Dominican Republic. He was great with the young kids. He was a ball of fire. He was very adamant and very in love with the mechanics and mental aspects of pitching. He challenged pitchers all the time. |
There are a lot of good, young arms in the Yankees organization. He had an awful lot of influence on them. |
You would expect that our presence will just literally increase overnight. |