I'm not running a kindergarten here where I have to go ask permission to win a game, ... I think Tony LaRussa said it best. He said, 'How you perform will determine where you hit in the lineup.'
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I think it's special for the whole club. The first 20-game winner this club ever had. He's been a Rookie of the Year and an All-Star. He conceivably could get 23 or 24 wins in the regular season. He's done everything you can ask for. I'm tired of talking about what a great competitor he is, but he is. You've got to give him credit. Some could say someone else helped him. ... Baloney. He did it himself.
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The guy said, 'This your medicine kit' I said, 'Yeah.' About five days later, he sends me a check for 100, and says, 'Go get yourself a decent medicine kit.'
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My family -- they live and die every game. When we lose a game, I don't even want to call them at home, because it is so depressing. They are down, they're beat up. If any of you guys write something they don't like, it beats them up. I don't want them to go through that any more.
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I would say that three-quarters of the times, these guys bunt on their own. They know how to play the game. You try to get them to hit to right field, or if you can't do that, get the guy over.
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