Just looking into his eyes, I could absolutely see the pain in his eyes, ... He was not going to come out of the game. He was going to stay in. That was symbolic of what these guys have done. I didn't ask how he felt. I just looked at the pain in his face and said, 'You've done enough.'
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Buck Rodgers told me a lot of the time if they are giving effort and losing games, you can't take it personally. That is so utterly important. If a guy is giving all he's got and you lose, you can't take it personally. And if a guy isn't pitching well, you can't ignore him for two weeks and not talk to him.
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I wasn't throwing them out there. The guys want to win. When you don't win, some guys throw things. That's fine. You call it frustration, other people say you want to see a little fire. You saw a little fire coming out of the dugout when the game was over.
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We needed all the runs we got. It goes to show you, you walk people, you hit people and give the other team opportunities, things happen.
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I watched his batting practice yesterday, and he swung OK. We'll see if it carries over to today.
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I think it's obvious. I don't like coming out at the beginning of the spring and saying it. I'd like to have Barry be the Opening Day starter.
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