He'll reach up and take one of those big old floppy ears and he'll say, 'I can't hear you,' and read more

He'll reach up and take one of those big old floppy ears and he'll say, 'I can't hear you,' and they'll start that all over again.

The whole thing goes back to the presence of God,

The whole thing goes back to the presence of God,

Having that guy in the lineup makes a difference. He's going to scare some people. I was definitely surprised by read more

Having that guy in the lineup makes a difference. He's going to scare some people. I was definitely surprised by the double. He missed so much time and on his first at-bat ? boom! He's a special player.

I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able read more

I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a read more

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity.

I was concerned after those first three games because of the kind of mistakes we were making in one-run losses read more

I was concerned after those first three games because of the kind of mistakes we were making in one-run losses to tough teams. Either we were trying to do too much, or we were falling asleep. So today I called them in and challenged them (in the middle of the game). I said, ?Apparently we?re headed back in the same direction.? You saw the response.

We did receive yesterday a letter from the Competition Bureau of Canada stating that it has begun an investigation into read more

We did receive yesterday a letter from the Competition Bureau of Canada stating that it has begun an investigation into the activities of carriers that are engaged in the provision of international air cargo services to and from Canada.

We're going to wait [to decide on team discipline]. And that's an internal matter we'll never discuss.

We're going to wait [to decide on team discipline]. And that's an internal matter we'll never discuss.

In the first quarter we were a little slow to get into our motion. Our job is to come off read more

In the first quarter we were a little slow to get into our motion. Our job is to come off the bench and provide energy.