You want to see energy, and you want to see guys on the same page. You want guys to work together and have that energy come out onto the field. That's a good place to start.
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I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting.
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Your first responsibility is to the organization, to teach and prepare players to get to the big leagues and have them ready when they get there, but everyone in the minors wants to be in the majors.
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Typically, a position change is more for instructional league and winter time. It's just a more relaxed situation. A player can make some mistakes and learn from them. That's the proper way to go about a position change, for me.
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I know I'm appreciated by how fans treat me, and the best way to treat them is play every day, hard. I sign autographs, but if I'm with someone I don't know who doesn't start the conversation, there won't be a conversation. That's just me, living my life. But I'll loosen up after baseball.
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I was in awe every time I walked on to the field.
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A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.
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I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am.
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You never forget the feeling of not getting to the World Series. Yes, it sticks with you.