Quotes about ruben (16 Quotes)


    We were having trouble getting things started all night. It was just a little ground ball that I was able to hit in the right place to get on. Then a passed ball and Ruben Sierra deserves a lot of credit. After sitting on the bench, he rips that ball out there into left field. He did his job.




    You'd probably like to go with somebody else, but Ruben assured me four or five days ago that he's fine to play the outfield. I take his word for it.


    It was a tough match because Ruben is a clay-court player, ... But I think I was playing very well. I was doing the things I needed to do, playing from the back but also looking to come in.


    I don't think I want Ruben to be controlled. I want Ruben to be angry and mad and play like a mad dog in the backyard. That's who he is. He's not going to be a polished player. He's not going to trick anybody. He's going to go out there and beat you.

    Since day one when I got here and talked to Ruben, his whole concern was the direction of the club. He didn't want to be a part of this. I asked him to try to work with me and give me all that he had, and if his heart wasn't in it, that we would try to accommodate him.

    Ruben has a complete understanding of our development approach and proven ability to communicate and nurture this process. His extensive knowledge of delivery mechanics and effective teaching techniques has made an impact on a number of pitchers at all levels of the organization.

    Obviously, that would have energized our guys. It's a play that I know energizes Ruben, and it did just the opposite to him. That was a big momentum-changer in the first half.


    The guy is 19 years old. You expect him to be nervous. I don't even know if he knows who Ruben Sierra is. It's tough to walk Ruben, and he walked him on five pitches. You could tell he was nervous.

    Bernie can do a lot of the things for us that Ruben Sierra did. Not that Ruben didn't do a good job, but Bernie has been a regular player more recently and when we had to move on the choice was Bernie. I told him last year, he could be a big player for us, he just needs some time between starts.

    Not surprisingly, Chacon gave plenty of credit to his teammates. Derek Jeter showed off his over-the-shoulder acumen to snag a blooper in the sixth Cano went up the middle to snag grounders twice Hideki Matsui made a critical lunging grab even slow-footed Ruben Sierra came up with a running catch in deep right. It was just incredible, ... That whole game was so intense.

    The winner has to appeal to all of America, not just country fans or rock fans or whatever. The sad thing for me is somebody like Ruben who didn't pigeonhole himself on 'Idol' he did sing 'Imagine' and a Bee Gees song and then the record label pigeonholed him.



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