As soon as I heard we might be able to get him, I told him to keep in touch. This morning he called me and he said, 'Yeah, it happened. It's true.' Chicago is going to fall in love with this guy. He is the hardest-working guy I have ever seen. He'll play 162 games unless he breaks a limb. He is going to bring energy to our team. He's just the type of guy that we have needed. He is going to set the table offensively.
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From here, you just try to get to .500, I guess. And if we get to .500, you kind of go from there. Right now, you need to look at the small picture instead of the big picture. Take it a day at a time and get some wins.Derrek Lee
I was shocked he threw it that well that far. I figured he would try to throw it to the cutoff man. But I think he knew the wind was behind him and he tried to use it to his advantage.
Derrek Lee
If it doesn't get done, we'll move on. I'm always optimistic, so hopefully it works out. I just don't want to worry about it or talk about it. That's the only reason for the deadline. Either way, I'm fine. I'll continue to play and focus on winning baseball games.
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It's nice to get it over and put it behind me. Now I can focus on baseball and winning games.
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I think there's still racism, not only in baseball, but everywhere. I think it gets better, but it's not going to go away. Racism will always be there. The quicker you realize that, the better off you'll be.
Derrek Lee
You're still playing baseball. It's not like you're playing golf or something like that. You are playing on a competitive basis and whenever you get that adrenaline going early, it could help.
Derrek Lee
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