I thought his career was about done, and that was about six or seven years ago. That shows how smart I am. ... He's been a phenomenal player and fun to watch...you appreciate what guys like him do for our game.
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I didn't necessarily think it was a big loss. One of my things that I feel is, if you put so much of your capital in any one player, it's going to hurt you in my opinion. So I think it might have been a little bit of a blessing.Phil Garner
You've got to try to jump on a pitch early, get something that gets a little bit of the plate. If they make a mistake, you've got to be going after it.
Phil Garner
If he hits a ball hard, you can get him out. If he hits it soft, he'll beat it out every time. He has an incredible burst the last 15 feet or so. There have been six or seven times this season when an umpire will anticipate a little bit and call him out a
Phil Garner
We're going to have to take a personal inventory as a team. This is no time to fool around. We were fortunate to lose two out of three and not lose any ground. ... Monday is the most important game we will play this year.
Phil Garner
A lot of these kids get a free pass until you get to a certain point. Then, when you get to a certain point, that's where you find out who can play. ... There's a culture of losing that gets into the system and no matter how hard you fight it, it's there. No one wants to talk about it, but it's there.
Phil Garner
If you mention the names of Qualls and Wheeler and Springer, it doesn't exactly make people shudder, and most people don't know who they are,
Phil Garner
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