Bob Wickman Quotes
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The pitching is a big core. You look at the Chicago White Sox, what they did last year, the New York Yankees, when they were in their heyday, they had pitching and that's what wins championships. You're very seldom going to slug it out with a team in the playoffs.
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I was coming after him because he already had his homer tonight.
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If I stink, I'm not going to play just to collect a paycheck.
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Their durability is impressive. All aspects of this team are getting it done. The hitters have come on strong, the bullpen has been solid. But it all starts right out there with the starters.
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Hopefully, we'll be the team getting off to a quick start. If we're not the team getting off to a quick start, hopefully, we can stick with them. Last year, Chicago was just too tough at the beginning of the year and they just lost everybody else. We almost came back, but it fell short. Everyone says don't worry about the beginning of the season, but it is a key.
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The bullpen and starters have been strong all year. This series the hitters are picking us up.
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I hope it doesn't happen again that it gets out of hand, but yes, it is something to think about. We have to come out and get it done.
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I just don't see why you are picking at him. He answered the question.
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I never gave up, even when people told me I'd never make it.
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I get asked a lot about being their third choice, but I was the one who chose to make it harder on myself by wanting just a one-year deal. There were some owners with wide eyes when I told them that. I wanted it that way because, if I got hurt, I could just walk off and go home.
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It would be sweeter, ... Everybody would like to see the Yankees not make the postseason one year. If Boston wins that division, and we do our job by beating the Yankees, it would be a tremendous thing. It means we're playing good baseball against a team that sets the standard for good baseball.
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I hear a lot of what is said about me on those shows, and it really ticks me off. Guys who call and blast me will have an effect on whether I want to come back here next season. My kids hear this stuff and it makes me mad.
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There were two teams that manhandled us last year, Chicago and Tampa Bay. It was just the worst-case scenario that we had to play them seven times at the end of the season when we were right in the race. Any other team, we probably would have been there. We were beating everybody else, but for some reason, Tampa Bay had our number, and so did Chicago.
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I didn't get too many people out in that first one here last year.
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I don't know about the people who didn't understand what Shapiro was doing back then, but they should understand now. This is a very good team. The sky is the limit with this group.
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Now we have players who are young in age, but they have experience under their belts. Something could happen at any time, they could take it to the next level. We're there, we're competing with everyone, but taking it to the next level is the thing.
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The sad thing, ... is seasons like this don't come around every year. You never know when you will get another shot.
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It's not just me. People are in their roles, and they've stayed in them all year.
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To get up in there and by right around the top three or four in the league, I can say, 'Yes, I was one of those guys for one year that was able to save a bunch of games'.
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In 2000 and 2001, people feared coming here. They're not afraid now. We've got to get that back. We can't keep saying we're a young team. It's time to put that behind us.
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We ended like we started. We came up one game short. But the guys should be very proud of what they've accomplished.
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I was going with a strikeout pitch every time.
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It's fun. When we win, we don't have to look at the standings. When we lose, we have to hope that someone else lost.
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It was a great battle. You definitely didn't want to let the team down today by going out there and blowing the game.