I always say you're a good coach when you have good players, ... We have a pretty good pitching staff, it's easy to go coach that one. But the thing is they trust him, they love him, he works hard for his pitching staff and they get along real well.
Last year, he had some clutch hits. It's not easy to perform like he does when you play like once a month.
It is not easy to go and face
I know the situation. I went through it. I went through it the same way. We tried to treat him the best we could. It's not easy when you play that many years in one city and all of a sudden your life changes. Your feelings are hurt - no matter how you leave.
If people think that was an easy play to make, they're wrong. I have been there before, and I know how it feels. It was not an easy play for him.
I've got two people here that drive me crazy. They are all over me, and I'm like 'Shut up, you drunk.' It's easy to make moves when you're drunk.
Things happen so quick and so close it's not easy for a human being to make the reaction or see what happened.
It's not easy for us to sit there for a couple hours and go through two teams in one day, but I want to do it (Monday) because (today) will be a busy day for us.
It's not easy to manage right now because there are a lot of players making big money, a lot of players with attitudes. The type of players I have in my clubhouse, those are the type of players that anyone can win with.
It's not easy when you play or work in one place that many years and all of a sudden you're gone. Because it happened to me before, I'm not going to criticize Frank.
You have to live with it, and deal with it. I know it is not going to be easy to make that change, but he has to be prepared every day to perform. We are going to do the best we can to make sure we get the best out of him without hurting him.