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He felt he beat the runner, but I felt the runner was there first. He may have been a little upset he didn't get there in time, but he came back and finished strong and the defense played behind him. He did a great job. |
He had a special relationship with ballplayers, as he had with fans, as he had with the front office people. He was an open, available, uncle-like personality, and I think that is special. Baseball fans appreciate that. |
He had one inning of 39 pitches and that was a big part of the ballgame. We couldn't stop them. He was mislocating some fastballs and his breaking ball didn't have the same bite, depth or deception of the other innings. |
He had some strong words for our offensive team and they were justified, ... He has very high expectations for us and me personally. It's nothing that we need to get all upset about. It's true, we've got to play better. |
He had the most impact on a pitcher that anyone in the lineup could. He had the power, he had the ability to get on base, he could draw a walk and he had great speed. But don't forget that Rickey was a very good hitter. |
He had to be carried out on a stretcher and (Bailey) was hobbling around on one foot. I have no use for thieves whatsoever. But it is the principle of this thing. It was brutality. Something needs to be done about this. |
He has no idea of how he got hurt, and we couldn't see anything on the tape. We thought it was an ankle or something, so he went back in and played about a minute. Then he said it was really painful and had to come out. |
He hasn't played much, but he has certainly handled himself well the two days of practice. He's a guy that studies and works at it. He's passionate and he cares about what he is doing. ... He is spunky, and I like that. |
He is a real person. His power is really a moral issue more than a superhuman issue. He is for the people, fighting for the people, with the people. I think that, for generations, has been one of the greatest qualities. |
He is being developed and honed in every area of his game, as is every other young player who is in minor league camp. With Mark and every other player, we take a big picture approach in his development and improvement. |
He is one of a number of seam bowlers we are having a look at because we need to strengthen that department. A decision on whether he stays with us won't be made until we've had an opportunity to look at him in a match. |
He is really athletic and I think he will do well. He has to be in the right system and everybody has to be patient with him. He has a really good arm and can scramble, and he'll have to learn to do it at the pro level. |
He is still day-to-day. We're really taking it slow with him. He's a fifth-year senior. We're treating him like a veteran. He knows what he can do and what he can't do. He's going to play (in the season opener Sept. 4). |
He is the best manager that I've worked with. I've never dealt with a person who has his type of ability to be able to get every single player, even those on the bench, to be 100% willing to go out and die for the team. |