The initial reaction was, 'Wow, that's a pretty strict penalty,' ... But it's irrelevant, because a clean player knows he does not have anything to worry about. If a 50-game suspension doesn't eliminate steroids, I don't know what will. No one wants to sit out 50 games.
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Once Sam took over, he gave me confidence and told me I would be playing every day, ... That's what I wanted -- what I had a couple of years ago. I got my confidence back. I think I'll be playing right field for someone, I'll be starting and being a run producer. I thank Sam for that.Jay Gibbons
We're trying to do it for us and end on a good note. It's been such a sour middle of the year. And also for our manager, Sam. Everybody wants to win for him, and we want him back.
Jay Gibbons
There has been a lot of distractions. After losing the first game, we showed that we do care and that we want to win.
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My first year 2001, I was making 200,000, and I thought that I had hit the lottery. My mind-set was to earn a starting job, not just make the team. It is all about timing. Albert Belle had a hip problem. The team asked if I was willing to play the outfield. I was willing to do anything.
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First time, yes. Second time, no. He uses that too much, in the back of your mind you know he has that, it's one of those pitches you know you can double clutch and still hit it. If he hasn't thrown it all game and he has two strikes on a guy and he throws it up there, it's going to mess a guy up.
Jay Gibbons
He was coming right at us. He was challenging us. I felt we let him off the hook a couple of times, but he threw pretty good.
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