He's a proud guy, and he wanted to show that last season was an aberration. So he got a personal trainer and got himself into shape this winter. He's determined to show he can still be a top pitcher in the game. |
He's a quintessential artist. He was eccentric, bizarre and weird, and he did (brilliant) work. A lot of people know about Dali, even if they've never been to a museum. He was such a big part of popular culture. |
He's a very smart football player. He knows this offense. The big thing he had to do was get on the field, in pads, against this top-flight group of defensive backs and get used to the high level of competition. |
He's always in the weight room lifting and he's quickly become a student of the game. He looks at tapes of the how to do the glide [delivery] and now we have a machine that he can practice. He's really improved. |
He's better than anybody in this league off the bench. He's better than 80% of the starters in this league. He's something we've got to go to when he comes in the game because he's a mismatch almost every night. |
He's brilliant when it comes to coaching and knows exactly how to get the best from us. If he wants something, we give it to him. If he wants a win, we'll get a win. If he wants a record smashed, we'll smash it. |
He's definitely been playing a lot smarter. He's not trying to make every single play. It's a credit to him understanding and accepting his role on the team. He puts up wins for us when he plays smart like that. |
He's definitely into every moment in practice. It gets kind of funny. We'll be lined up for sprints and hear Randy say, 'Let's go hit somebody.' He's into it, but it's like, 'Hey Randy, who are you going to hit? |
He's done a good job of saving and keeping debt low. He needs to keep up with his projections to make sure he stays on track. If the market is not good for the next nine years, he's going to have to work harder. |
He's fallen into one of the most dangerous traps for a statewide Republican candidate, and that is to become the captive of the Republican base, which is far, far to the right of the average voter in California. |
He's got a lot of decisions to make, a lot of things to think out and, of course, saying goodbye to his teammates that he's been with because this is a good group of seniors. They've been through a lot together. |
He's great. He's a great actor, has a really interesting presence. It kind of reminds me of … he has a quality that Anthony Hopkins has, he has stillness and precision in his delivery. It's really interesting. |
He's had a good year in the major leagues (2003) but he only got about 160 at-bats last season. He could use time at Triple-A to get more at-bats. I'd certainly expect to see him again at some point this season. |
He's had some tremendous spurts for us, but he's been in a lot of foul trouble, which happens with big guys. When he's in the game and not in foul trouble, he's been effective. But, he's got to stay in the game. |
He's helped a lot because he's been through this already. He had to fight for a job in Toronto. It helps to know what to expect, the mind-set to have, not trying to win a job with every swing, every ground ball. |