If it's going to help the team to do that, I'm going to do that.
I think (if) Thome stays healthy, he's going to help this team. Besides that, he's a great guy in the clubhouse.
I think it's time for us to see what's he got. To see if he's ready to go, to see if he is going to help us in the stretch. That's the biggest issue.
I think this kid is going to help us on the playoff roster,
I was making the best lineup I could to help us win,
Well there is a thing I would say to the mayor. I would say I've been in this country for 25 years and I don't have American citizenship. He should help me do that. I'll criticize him because they don't give me American citizenship.
We have to bring the best from the minor leagues to help this team play, ... If they're not ready to play, then they'll have to go back to (Triple-A) Charlotte to learn.
If Marte's not ready to help this team, he can have a nice trip to the Dominican Republic by himself.
I've got to go with the same people it was in the ... Hopefully the people we pick help us to get to the next level to win this thing.
It's time to see what he has and if he can help us now in the stretch.
We have a better bench, a better rotation, and having Thome swing the bat the way he is now, he'll really help our team. But when you win the world championship, you can't say this team is better. That's not fair.