Mike Quade Quotes
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How can you wonder what's going to happen when you don't know who's going to be the new guy in town?
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It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over?
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They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn't seem that way when you're in the dugout. You think you have it figured out, but things come up quick.
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Everyone knows the game is about the players.
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I always get a kick out of who is going to be the larger cheering section.
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No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.
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At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.
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I think the one thing about me is I'm a fairly demanding guy, and I give a great deal of myself, and I expect that in return.
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We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.
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I'm really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.
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You go through all the emotions when you're told to move on.
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I watch every day when we hit and take ground balls and the way we go about our business. If I saw any lackadaisical approach, that would concern me.
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We're going to play better, and we're going to play harder.
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You look around baseball and when things go south, that type of fan apathy happens.
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How can you wonder what's going to happen when you don't know who's going to be the new guy in town? It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliché - but why worry about things you have no control over? What I can do is try to get this club to continue to play well. That's all I can do.
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You make decisions and you're not going to please everybody all the time.