If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.

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Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined....

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined....

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be...

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be...

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Spring Training used to get real long because you were going over the same [fundamental]...

Spring Training used to get real long because you were going over the same [fundamental]...

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it,...

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it,...

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are...

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.

No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the...

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the...

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best,...

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best,...

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up....

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up....

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out...

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table...

What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.