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.
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Every time the other team has made a mistake, we've taken advantage of it. And, fortunately, we haven't made very many mistakes.Derrek Lee
We didn't play well here last year. We played well on the road (41-40) last season, but we didn't play well here and it hurt us. We have to establish a home-field advantage because we do have one.
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He's going to pitch till he's 50. I don't understand it. He needs to sign with someone quick. The way he looked today, I've got a feeling he's going to sign with somebody.
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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.
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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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