Paul Duca Quotes (30 Quotes)

The best thing for young catchers to remember is you don't get trust, you earn it. Sometimes it just takes time.

It's a long season. You have to have energy, and that comes from eating properly. Your body tells you when you don't.

If you have trouble getting up for these games, you probably shouldn't be playing. But it does help to get the fans behind you, screaming and yelling and getting your adrenaline going. These next four or five games could be our season.

It would be a disappointment, with the team we're throwing out there, not to be competitive and win the World Series.

I felt great. My hand wasn't an issue at all. It was fun to get on the field and start getting ready.

We're on the computer e-mailing each other about trades and stuff. There's a lot of trash talking.

Everyone dry Don't worry about us.

I'll take pitches for you. And whenever you want to go, you go. Don't worry about me.

It is a lot of fun catching these guys. You have four guys who can throw a no-hitter at any time. That makes it interesting.

I didn't feel any pain when I hit the home run, I'll tell you that. I told Jack McKeon I wanted to play in this series regardless of how my leg feels. I want to be the guy in that spot. The game's on the line, I'm hoping it's me.

It's good. It's not an issue. There is no pain.

It's something I'm going to have to deal with for the rest of the year. It actually felt really good Wednesday, the best it's felt since I hurt it. That's probably why I tried to do too much and tried to run a little hard ... and it popped on me.

You don't develop trust. You've got to earn it.

I know deep down this is what he didn't want to happen.

There's always people out there that are hating, I guess. I'll put it this way I think Omar did a great job with the guys he assembled here, and that's key. Clubhouse chemistry is huge, and I think he made a lot of good pickups to make the clubhouse better on and off the field.

I've got the Italian descent, I guess. I don't know if I can say I'm a full-fledged New Yorker, but hopefully I can be by the time I'm there.

The number one thing in spring training for me is getting to know the pitching staff. I think I'm pretty laid back and easy to work with.

You have to earn it. You want guys to trust you in big situations. You work on things and talk in spring training and in the middle of the season they trust you.

It was an honor to be a part of it. I'm glad he got it out of the way. Now, it's on to 300.

When somebody has your number, you want to play extra hard. We need to turn the tide and that's what we did tonight.

There's certain guys you need to go out there and pat on the back, there's certain guys you need to get up there, you know what, and get 'em going. Every guy has a different personality. Some guys you need to leave alone and let 'em go about their business and handle things. Some guys you need to constantly baby 'em. It's just personalities and that's how you figure out guys.

Your body reacts differently to different foods. Some give you more energy than others. Everybody is different.

I think it would be a disappointment if we didn't win the NL East.

He was throwing me everything up there. He had great stuff. I was just trying to put the ball in play and fight some stuff off. His ball was moving all over the place. He was tough today. We were very fortunate to win this game.

I guarantee Pedro can tell you what a guy hit off him five or six years ago. He's very, very intelligent.

It's no disrespect to anybody, but he's your horse. He's your guy. We've got a great pitching staff, but he's the key. We need him healthy. He's your stopper.

The hand is quicker than the eye, I guess. It's one of those where you just show the umpire and hope that you get the call.

For April, it's as big as it's going to get. You have to dethrone those guys. They're the team to beat. They've been there 13, 14 straight years now. So this is big. Take them any way you can get them.

He's such a calm customer, so I think he's going to be just fine. He's been bred for this because of who his father is.

It's the third time I've done it. It doesn't feel weird any more.