He's got skills, but I told him they weren't playing out. And if the skills he has don't play out here, he would have to play Triple-A next year. It's very black and white. And maybe the idea of winter ball spurred him to have a good September.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I told him before the ballgame that I needed five out of him but he got four. And he told me before ... CEDRIC HAWKINS I saw him play as a freshman. I wasn't sure if he could play varsity. He didn't have the freshman ye... GARY ERNST Having said that, we saw him play the latter part of August and thought he had had enough. He had al... CHUCK LAMAR We realized Jermaine wasn't going to play with us the rest of the season, and Coach (Al) Gooden talk... DEAUNDRE MUHAMMAD That boy got eyes on the front and back and both sides of his head. He got eyes everywhere. He's alw... CARMELO ANTHONY Other clubs will look at him as a second baseman or an outfielder. Mentally, he is happy. He is goin... ALBERTO CASTILLO I want to compete and want to beat him, but he also helps me out a lot. I play very comfortably when... ANDY BENSON That was the best game I've seen him play in the three years that I've seen him play. He played very... JOE MUNIZ Ryan came off the bench last year but he just continues to improve. He has good skills, is quick and... DICK NYMAN I told him he has to (come back). If I'm going to be here, he has to be here. I told him, 'How am I ... ANDY MCCOLLUM Playing behind Kobe, he's not going to get too much playing time. But the most important thing is he... ALEXANDER JOHNSON It was his best season. Unfortunately, like the year before, we only got 60 games out of him because... DAVID POILE [Beltran] has it in him; he just has to bring it out, ... I think if he would have had a better year... WILLIE RANDOLPH I think we made a little mistake last year not throwing him in there sooner. He would have struggled... MIKE HOLMGREN It would have been exciting to play with him, and he wanted to be here. But San Diego wanted him the... EDGAR GONZALEZ I told him to hit one out, ... I told him to relax, make sure you stay on the ball and track it. He ... CHARLIE MANUEL I can't answer that. There were times when to his credit he wanted to play and I wouldn't play him b... DARREN SHARPER We're relying on him to have a good year. He worked hard in the off-season. He didn't play basketbal... GEORGE ALEXANDER He can only play one way and that's all out. He goes 100 percent all the time. I told him four or fi... DEL SCHOENFISH He likes to dribble a lot, ... so I told our defenders to just stay on his back, don't let him turn.... ALAN COOK It was a great challenge for me. I just tried to come out and play him as tough as I could. I was de... DUSTIN SALISBERY He really had good skills. I thought about how to bring him along slowly, yet capitalize on those sk... BILL WHITEHEAD If we'd made a play behind him, it'd have been a whole lot different. He threw the ball well. I'm pr... AARON NEW Matt (Weeks) can run. He takes that first option play for a long score then when we put him out wide... CHAD SPENCE He wanted me to help out because he spent a few weeks during the winter in Florida. The next year he... DOUGLAS ROACH From Day One, I told everybody to watch out for Ike because he had the talent and skills to be a goo... WILLIE WILLIAMS The problem, of course, was that [he] saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what wa... KHALED HOSSEINI I'm mad at Coach Snoop. He was so cool; he told me to play my heart out and to play everything I've ... XAVIER BERNAL If he comes and they send me to Triple-A, I'll go because that's their decision. I try to play my ga... ANDERSON HERNANDEZ I spoke to him (Tuesday) night and he said he'd like to play me in HORSE. I told him I'm probably to... BOB LLOYD Me and James communicated prior to the play. Their corners were playing a lot of cover three zones, ... AUNDRAE ALLISON I like watching him play. He's a little bummed out because he wanted to complete more balls, but he ... JAKE PLUMMER I probably would have got him out with a good throw on a bang-bang play, but I couldn't get a good g... CONOR JACKSON He makes a huge difference. He has experience. When he comes out and plays hard, you see big hits an... BRAD CLANTON People have been talking about him since he was a freshman. I never had any conversations with him a... GARY LINDGREN Rookie or not, he is a good player. First-round pick, sixth player taken overall, there is a reason ... CHAD JOHNSON It was really exciting. To have the opportunity to play against your son and see him start and play ... GREG MATTISON His athletic skills led him to become a combat soldier. He wanted to be a combat soldier and he knew... STEVE LEIBOWITZ Jordan improved his passing skills a lot this year. He was always kicking the ball out to the open m... CK HANSEN (Brian's) the best sophomore I've ever coached. He's got tremendous skills. He has true mark of a Di... JEFF ACKERMANN Real Madrid has lost a great professional. Real Madrid has been happy with him and we thank him for ... ARRIGO SACCHI If you have Cadillac Williams on your team, you're probably not very smart if you don't give him the... JON GRUDEN I told him it's okay. I've been there a lot last year. I know the feeling, you just got to shake it ... MICHAEL PITTMAN He works hard day in and day out to improve his skills. He has a lot of heart. He's driven from with... CASEY SCHWEITZER I started playing tennis in my freshman year, it's really exciting and I am happy to help out these ... COURTNEY JONES They have risen to the occasion, I'm almost awe-struck by it. I was looking for this (situation) may... JON CHRISTOPHER I knew they didn't play very well before, but I couldn't convince our guys of that. The fact Stewart... NEIL ALEXANDER I wouldn't have had as good of a year without him. Whenever I score, he usually gives me the assist ... GUSTAVO JIMENEZ I think everybody's excited to get together and play one last time. (Event organizer) Dave Foltz has... ERIC GERBER He's a good kid with a good head on his shoulders. He works hard every day in practice. He's a two-y... KYLE GRAICHEN The next day, I got a phone call from him and he told me to come and read for a movie called New Jac... ICE T He should play like that all the time. I told him if he keeps playing like that, he plays on Sundays... BRYAN CUPITO He came into that locker room and apologized to the whole team. He got frustrated when one of his te... DAVID PYPER Real Madrid has always been happy with him and we thank him for what he has done here. We wish him a... ARRIGO SACCHI He has filled out the paperwork that he does want to play. I'm sure the Dodgers have some concerns a... ERNIE WHITT When he gets up there they go this old guy's gonna pitch to me, ha ha, they kind of make fun of him ... JACKIE BROWN When he got fired, of course he was shocked. I don't think he was ever given a reason for it. They p... JACK FERGUSON A lot of senior citizens don't get out much. They have no idea who he is. If you come and listen to ... DOLORAS CARTER I feel very comfortable with Anthony. It doesn't mean he'll play a mistake-free ball game. Heck, eve... ROCKY HAGER He threw the ball good. Our plan now is to have him play catch (today) and then see how he feels. If... NED YOST Giuliano is a fantastic violinist, and we looked for a program that would showcase him and his skill... CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE If he's ready, we'll have a package for him. And I hope he's ready, because when he has the ball in ... GREG SCHIANO He had a bad situation when he was in Sacramento. He didn't have a very good team. Since he's been h... RICK ADELMAN If Erie didn't play in Class AAAA, there would be 25 teams, and I think you would have more crossove... ED DALTON He had outstanding size with good movement skills. We believe his best football is ahead of him and ... GREG MOHNS A guy like that, you've just got to come out and out-tough him. You just have to play more physical ... JASON FORTE It's good for him and it's good for his confidence. I thought (Sweden) had the best lineup, the best... JAROMIR JAGR He showed no character on that particular play. I was shocked. I thought he was a better type of per... ELVIS DUMERVIL He has good coverage skills. He sees the ball really well, he covers ground after the ball is thrown... BOB GREEN I was upset that they got that play on me, but I wouldn't have hung the blame all on myself. As a co... MARCUS HAMILTON We have to play well. Batavia is very good. They are loaded year in and year out. ANDREW STACY He said he didn't feel like he was helping the team and he didn't want to play anymore. I told him I... BOB KNIGHT I'm not going to try to replace him, ... I've got to come out and play ball, that's all. I feel good... MIKE PATTERSON To outsiders he is a complete unknown. Will he have the skills to out-debate Blair? ANTHONY KING He's got a concussion ... and they're concerned because he's nauseated and he's got severe headaches... MIKE MARTZ I got it for him, ... thinking that maybe one day he would get to play in this game. ... The kid had... JOE TERESHINSKI I'm not a strong safety or free safety, but if I did play that position, that is the way I would wan... JAKE PLUMMER He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long a... JOHN SELDEN Anthony has grown up a lot this year. We knew he had some skills, but we needed him, and he really s... BLAIR MARTINEAU He has really improved this year and he is the guy they [selectors] need to really look after and pl... DARREN LEHMANN He has to play the best guard night in and night out. This is our first year with him and he's learn... WENDELL BYRD He's a special ball player. He's got a great court savvy about him and an uncanny ability to finish ... DAVID MACEDO He's improved a lot from last year. His offensive skills and his stick skills are better and I'm loo... ANDY ZANTOW Not too shabby. Getting out of that first inning was huge for him, because you could see he was nerv... ALAN TRAMMELL [Hines] has got a lot of skills; he just doesn't have the stamina. If he keeps his wind, he can beat... GREG HATLEY Maybe everybody got a snack but him, so he went over and took a girl's snack that's normal toddle... BARBARA HOWARD For a kid that only played three games of varsity ball last year and then to come out and step up th... DANNY LABASAN I think he still has a great career ahead of him. I don't think it's over for him, yet. If he contin... KRIS CLARK Jeff's very realistic. If he comes in here and two weeks into it he can't swing the bat or he's back... BRAD AUSMUS The thing about Josh is he does not beat himself. He throws strikes, he moves the ball in and out. I... MIKE SEVIER He has great instincts, ball skills - you can tell he has been well coached - and he's just a good y... GREGG BRANDON He was a pretty black-and-white guy when I hired him. I kept telling him things were not always blac... LARRY STEVENS The plan is for him to play here next year. BOB BOLEN He's conscientious about baseball. After last season, he came to me and said he's got to play somewh... BOBBY HALFORD I remember when they signed Isaac back, I called and congratulated him. I told him it was going to b... TORRY HOLT I have had a few chances to play with Michelle, ... I think she is a sweet girl. She is a wonderful ... GRACE PARK He said that [his Louisiana school] was going to have the best team they ever had. Him and his good ... LEE CAMPBELL He played an excellent game. He got the ball and scored inside, got rebounds, stayed out of foul tro... JUSTIN HORNE I think he was a little indecisive once he saw the ball. We have talked to him. He just got caught o... 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That kind of stuff, the notoriety, the pomp and circumstance, I think he's aware of it, but he doesn... CLINT HURDLE He played short catch yesterday and long toss today. We'll try to get him up on a slope and throw to... CLINT HURDLE He'll take infield [on Wednesday] and if he still feels good after that, he'll go ahead and catch a ... CLINT HURDLE I still envision that duck swimming on the pond, CLINT HURDLE The faces became very familiar at times. CLINT HURDLE He made them hit the ball on the ground with regularity. He made some good pitches. CLINT HURDLE The second year is when you expect a full recovery. CLINT HURDLE We're not looking to fiddle around too much, but they both have qualities that we can take advantage... CLINT HURDLE Spinning out of his delivery. Most of the times when he misses, it's (to his) arm side. CLINT HURDLE We've got different plans for Bonds. We're only going to pitch to him in innings that end in vowels. CLINT HURDLE I think we've talked about it all -- his humility, his work ethic. He has a unique passion for the g... CLINT HURDLE You have to like what you see. His humility. His work ethic. His passion for the game. . . . The bea... CLINT HURDLE He has hit everywhere he has ever been, so why shouldn't he hit here . . . . He is just a real good ... CLINT HURDLE We're starting to make some marks in the right direction on the road. The layout of the land behind ... CLINT HURDLE He's had a nice (hitting) streak. Has he been hotter? Yes, CLINT HURDLE That's not the way it is. I think it takes some pressure off of him. And it shows those guys what th... CLINT HURDLE It is something we have dealt with since Day 1. You can't recreate that environment. It's just the a... CLINT HURDLE Things we have talked about for three months, he has been able to put into play. He has had a challe... CLINT HURDLE It will be a good challenge for us. CLINT HURDLE We had our chances, but didn't come through. Now it's time to focus on the Reds. CLINT HURDLE He came in and helped Band-Aid things together and put himself in a good position for what might hap... CLINT HURDLE He painted himself in a corner and fought his way out. That showed some pitch ability. One, some for... CLINT HURDLE I think the jury is still out on his bat. We'll work more with him and maybe see if there's a little... CLINT HURDLE We're not going to accept being OK. CLINT HURDLE He's not going to be invited back to be a part of the starting rotation. We have interest in bringin... CLINT HURDLE Kim was very efficient with his pitches. He's so confident right now. CLINT HURDLE He pitched without the fastball we've seen previous to this, CLINT HURDLE We got enough mileage out of our long ball tonight before the marine layer hit. That's the latest I'... CLINT HURDLE Those kind of games are signature games. You're lucky if you have one of them in your career. CLINT HURDLE I had a script but didn't need it. There's no chance for this to work unless his head and heart are ... CLINT HURDLE If you watch the game, you know why. He's the best defensive catcher we have had here. Defensively, ... CLINT HURDLE There was some hype [when Kim first came to the U.S.] and she showed us the reason for the hype. Tha... CLINT HURDLE You don't want to say it, ... but you're thinking, 'What if it's not healthy?' You're still going to... CLINT HURDLE If he's made a better play in his life in a baseball uniform, I'd like him to tell us about it. CLINT HURDLE That was the result of a lot of work the last three weeks, in which (Francis) analyzed what had been... CLINT HURDLE These are opportunities for growth. Everybody made a statement tonight that took the ball. CLINT HURDLE Offensively, he is finding his niche. I think he is well aware there is probably more there. Most of... CLINT HURDLE What would you do if you were manager, and you brought a man into the office and you challenged him ... CLINT HURDLE In Philadelphia, they said three-quarters of the world is covered by water and the other quarter is ... CLINT HURDLE I didn't put a lot of stock into the [scouting] reports, other than the fact they said he was a good... CLINT HURDLE What's unfortunate is the baggage the new players are carrying around. Of course, we acquire our sha... CLINT HURDLE We have always been big on guys on the bench being versatile. CLINT HURDLE It was kind of an oxymoron, me passing him in my Mitsubishi Montero. That used to tickle me. CLINT HURDLE I've got an accountability and responsibility to do whatever I can to help this team win a ballgame, CLINT HURDLE Those guys (the middle relief) have some good numbers on the back of their bubble gum cards. CLINT HURDLE If he throws 100 pitches, he's got to pitch five innings. CLINT HURDLE After he gave up that homer in the sixth, I think he had a little talk with himself. He just put the... CLINT HURDLE If he stays the course with it, obviously he'd be thrown into the mix. But again, time will tell. Le... CLINT HURDLE He is as good as any catcher I played with or had on my team. He has top-shelf skills defensively. CLINT HURDLE We were up there hacking like chefs at Benihana's the first three innings. CLINT HURDLE We've seen this guy before in a Pirate uniform. He's no-nonsense. He comes after people. He's not af... CLINT HURDLE Like a hot knife through butter. CLINT HURDLE Just giving him a rest, right in the middle of spring training. We just want to slow him down a litt... CLINT HURDLE His humility, his work ethic and he has a unique passion for the game. And he's going to be what, 21... CLINT HURDLE We're not looking to bring a large number of people up, and try to pinch-hit and then pinch-run, and... CLINT HURDLE We can definitely get used to (having Kim around), because while he's had his trials and tribulation... CLINT HURDLE That was vintage Coors Field. 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CLINT EASTWOOD I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players - King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all ... CLINT EASTWOOD We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has. CLINT EASTWOOD I grew up with J. Edgar Hoover. He was the G-man, a hero to everybody, and the Federal Bureau of Inv... CLINT EASTWOOD Movies were invented for Jimmy Cagney, and he was invented for the movies. A perfect match. CLINT EASTWOOD I don't like to see a president who is just out campaigning all year long or for the last four y... CLINT EASTWOOD If you're really satisfied with your position on something, you just say, 'Hey;' you jus... CLINT EASTWOOD Comedy isn't necessarily all dialogue. Think of Buster Keaton: the poker face and all this chaos... CLINT EASTWOOD I've always felt that if I examine myself too much, I'll find out what I know and don't ... CLINT EASTWOOD It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's ... CLINT EASTWOOD The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice. CLINT EASTWOOD I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and... CLINT EASTWOOD The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of... CLINT EASTWOOD The innocence of childhood is like the innocence of a lot of animals. CLINT EASTWOOD I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they w... CLINT EASTWOOD I was drafted during the Korean War. None of us wanted to go... It was only a couple of years after ... CLINT EASTWOOD What you put into life is what you get out of it. CLINT EASTWOOD I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If... CLINT EASTWOOD If you think it's going to rain, it will. CLINT EASTWOOD There's a rebel lying deep in my soul. Anytime anybody tells me the trend is such and such, I go the... CLINT EASTWOOD There's so much I should say, so many things I should tell him, but in the end I tell him nothing. CLINT CATALYST Go ahead, make my day. CLINT EASTWOOD Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands. CLINT EASTWOOD I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you thi... CLINT EASTWOOD You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk? CLINT EASTWOOD I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. CLINT EASTWOOD There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married aga... CLINT EASTWOOD I am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama. CLINT EASTWOOD Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital puni... CLINT EASTWOOD My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War. 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CLINT EASTWOOD There are certain age limits on police officers. They'd have retired me out at 65. CLINT EASTWOOD I'm a movie maker, but I have the same feelings as the average guy out there. CLINT EASTWOOD Let's put it this way: there wouldn't be much point in me attending a high-school reunion no... CLINT EASTWOOD God gave you a brain. Do the best you can with it. And you don't have to be Einstein, but Einste... CLINT EASTWOOD My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughes... CLINT EASTWOOD The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some poin... CLINT EASTWOOD In the Bay Area, there was a resurgence of Dixieland jazz in the '40s - there was the Frisco Jaz... CLINT EASTWOOD There is a lot of stuff now that is in bad taste, and I don't see the necessity for it all. We d... CLINT WALKER Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad... CLINT EASTWOOD People love westerns worldwide. There's something fantasy-like about an individual fighting the ... CLINT EASTWOOD The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach. CLINT EASTWOOD Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both fi... CLINT EASTWOOD I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prej... CLINT EASTWOOD When I did 'Bird,' it was a surprise to some people, first because I wasn't in it and se... CLINT EASTWOOD Alfred Hitchcock once told me, when I was analyzing a lot of things about his pictures, 'Clint, ... CLINT EASTWOOD I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick... CLINT EASTWOOD You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, an... CLINT EASTWOOD I was drafted during the Korean War. CLINT EASTWOOD 'Unforgiven' is probably an example of a script that I liked right away but thought, 'Th... CLINT EASTWOOD Liberals are not always so liberal with people who disapprove - disapprove of their point of view. CLINT EASTWOOD I'm not a reality-TV kind of guy. But it's almost like we're living in a reality show. E... CLINT EASTWOOD Fate pulls you in different directions. CLINT EASTWOOD Of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body beh... CLINT EASTWOOD It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's live... CLINT EASTWOOD Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both fi... CLINT EASTWOOD Plagiarism is always the biggest thing in Hollywood. CLINT EASTWOOD I knew Billy Wilder socially and would have loved to work with him. CLINT EASTWOOD The other thing it does is allow him to keep the focus on Social Security in the waning days of this... CLINT STRETCH I mean, it takes a large entourage to put on a tour. You can't have 'em sittin' around. CLINT BLACK There was a stool there, and some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down. When I saw the stool... CLINT EASTWOOD The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the... CLINT EASTWOOD When I was growing up, I wasn't an extrovert. If anything, I was an introverted kid and a very a... CLINT EASTWOOD I use computers for email, staying current with my own website as well as finding important informat... CLINT BLACK I use computers for email, staying current with my own website as well as finding important informat... CLINT BLACK My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending mo... CLINT EASTWOOD I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less governmen... CLINT EASTWOOD Somebody had fired a shot at the President, and I had to get myself between the shooter and the Pres... CLINT HILL I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanist... CLINT EASTWOOD I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. CLINT EASTWOOD I intend to keep writing Christmas songs. There's still a lot more about Christmas that can be captu... CLINT BLACK