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Catchers, they know everything that's going on, on the field. He's a pretty enthusiastic kind of guy. He's a hard worker and I think with young players, you've got to stress the fundamentals and hard work.
Gary Sheffield -
Alex has got toughness about him. It's just that you spend so much time trying to find out what other people want, as opposed to doing what you got to do. You're trying to please everybody and do what everybody expects you to do. And the thing is, they ain't under the same gun.
Gary Sheffield
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Everybody knows good pitching stops good hitting. Our guys are pitching great.
Gary Sheffield -
I know who the leader is on the team, ... I ain't going to say who it is, but I know who it is. I know who the team feeds off. I know who the opposing team comes in knowing they have to defend to stop the Yankees.
Gary Sheffield -
The only thing that saved that man that night was I didn't have mine. That was it. Bottom line. I just slipped that night. But I won't ever slip again.
Gary Sheffield -
We're playing like we are capable of playing. If we can continue to play like this we'll be fine.
Gary Sheffield -
I love my uncle to death. It just breaks my heart. It's hard for me to (believe) that this drug is that powerful.
Gary Sheffield -
They brought me in and told me they were probably going to pick the option up. You always want to earn whatever you get. I take a lot pride in that. He didn't have to bring me in today. I appreciate that. When I was a free agent, a lot of teams called and I really didn't answer. There was only one place, and that still remains the same. I don't want to play for nobody else but the Yankees.
Gary Sheffield
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That just proves I wasn't in the wrong, and that's what this is all about. Yeah, you try to represent the game the right way, but then being told you're in the wrong for reacting to something you didn't start, that's kind of disturbing. That just makes me feel like it's a hypocritical society.
Gary Sheffield -
We had a close-knit family. That's one reason I was probably more shocked than anybody that someone in my family was on drugs.
Gary Sheffield -
Every time you look up, they're scoring a run. They do all the little things. After a series with them, you're all worn out from watching those rabbits run around the bases.
Gary Sheffield -
It's still stiff and still sore. It's the same as yesterday. I'm day to day.
Gary Sheffield -
I know these guys are out of it and trying to be spoilers. I was just trying to get the team as fired up as you can. When a team is out of it, you try to take the wind out of them. But they showed their resiliency.
Gary Sheffield -
I don't think it's that serious. If I feel good tomorrow and I feel like I'm not going to jeopardize missing games or hurt the team, I'll play. Otherwise, I'll sit down.
Gary Sheffield
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I'm playing every day. I still want to win.
Gary Sheffield -
When I get to flying open and killing people in the stands, it?s not good. That?s when you know my timing is not right and you can predict I won?t get a hit. That?s when I tell myself to use the whole field. That?s when I?m at my best.
Gary Sheffield -
What did I do to be a villain? ... Well, I mean you can't look at it that way. I didn't initiate it. It's a situation where I showed restraint, and I moved on from there.
Gary Sheffield -
I think it was needed because at this point in my career my body needs to heal. I wasn't giving it a chance to heal. I think that's why the injuries affected me late in the season. Now I get a chance to get in shape at spring training and start off fresh.
Gary Sheffield -
I've hit third all my life. But I'm hitting fourth for the Yankees. You can't beat that.
Gary Sheffield -
It's always my situation. It's always, I've got to be somewhere for one or two years, they re-evaluate you from here and there and then go from there.
Gary Sheffield
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I think he genuinely meant it. I think he really wants to do the right things to escape this demon that's got him.
Gary Sheffield -
I took more swings than usual. I've had this before. This is what you get when you overdo it too early. It's just real tight. It will be fine.
Gary Sheffield -
I tried to come out of the box and I stumbled a little bit. I kind of tweaked it, but it's OK.
Gary Sheffield -
I feel excellent right now. My body is loose and my swing is where I want it to be.
Gary Sheffield