It was so much fun working with these young kid actors. We had a great time and those kids are truly amazing. |
It's an incentive. It motivates guys. Not to say you didn't (already) play hard, but you know that next year might be your last, or you know you're going to arbitration. We're human. If you know your contract is up, you're going to try to do something so other teams can see you. |
It's going to be tough. You just have to maintain. |
It's going to take a while for us to get that chemistry. There's a lot of new faces here. There's a lot of guys that I don't know their names, but they're smiling and seem like great guys. That's what we want — good guys, good players, guys who work hard. |
It's kind of different, because I'm used to having Jacque (Jones) and J.C. (Romero) and all those guys around. When I came up in '99, I played with those guys in the minor leagues, so we had the chemistry already. There are a lot of new faces in here. A lot of guys, I don't really know their names. |
It's still early. I can keep saying that now but after a week or two, it [isn't] too early no more. We need to bear down to get some runs and get some wins for our pitchers. |
It's still early. I'll keep saying that for awhile, a week or two. But after that, it isn't too early anymore. We need to bear down and try to score some runs and try to get some wins for our pitchers. |
It's time not to pitch to him. He's a Twin killer. Look at his numbers against us. It's sick. |
Jim Thome is strong like a bull. Man, I do not understand how that ball got out. |
Just watching him, he's still composed. He's not losing it or anything. It's tough to see him go through this. It's still early, and he can make a good comeback. That's what we're banking on. |
Justin has matured mentally, you can tell. What he went through last year, people saying he had a bad season, at 23 years old, I wish I hit 22 home runs. I think this year he's going to do some damage. Trust me, look out for him. |
Kirby played every day. You feed off of that. When you think of Kirby, you think of motivation. I'm definitely going to dedicate this year to him. |
Performances are going to go down, you watch. |
Seven or eight home runs. He's got like 12 at-bats with eight shots. |
Spring training is a (time) to get to know your team. We've got new guys on our club, and you don't even know these guys. |