We had a lot of young players. He was like your dad. When he raised his voice, you listened. He was a leader on and off the field. He's the one guy that stands out to me.
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Mark Mann's done a great job. I've never had this and, knock on wood, he's pretty much knocked it completely out. I don't like being in the training room, except to make fun of some guys every now and then.Kent Mercker
That's a thrill for me. Whether you agree with who's in office, whether you voted for them, whether you're at war, whether you're in peace, whether your taxes went up or down or whatever, when you get the opportunity to meet the leader of the Free World, it's pretty cool.
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There's nothing worse than not being able to participate. It's the worst. It's not boring - nothing about this job is boring - but it's not as much fun when you're standing on the sidelines. You start feeling useless.
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You've got to make fun of people. You've got to get made fun of. That's part of baseball.
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There's plenty of time from this point to do what I need to do. I think I got into two games two springs ago, when I was with the Cubs. There were fives games left and I hadn't been in one.
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