He decided that Perez was throwing at him, but he wasn't. I can understand where you would be suspicious and could think something like that might happen, but we played two clean games. I think it was the wrong call, but I understand his suspicions and especially when the league office alerts you.
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If a guy scratches himself out of a game, I'd like to believe it's something more than just a minor little thing. I might put him in for defense later, but I don't want to take a chance that we lose him for the rest of the year or a week.Pete Mackanin
We all knew he was a better hitter than he was showing early in the season. Now, is he the 200-hit guy he was (in 2004) or the .260-.270 guy he is now He's probably somewhere in the middle. But if Jack was anything close to what he his now, we probably would have won more games in the first half.
Pete Mackanin
In this business and the way the contracts are, you've got to keep moving and you've got to keep adding players you can keep two or three years. He's probably not going to get an opportunity to start unless it's an emergency.
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In the first inning he started off a little shaky. I didn't see good velocity. I didn't see what we were hoping to see. But after the first, he seemed to pitch a lot better. Something happened out there, and he was as good as we've seen in a long time and I'm pretty happy about that.
Pete Mackanin
That guy Eckstein, I hate facing him with the game on the line. He's an outstanding clutch hitter.
Pete Mackanin
It's a bottom-line business. Get the job done. I don't care how you do it but you've got to get it done.
Pete Mackanin
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