Robert Alton Cluckis a former minor league baseball pitcher who later went on to become a scout, a minor league manager and a pitching coach at the major and minor league levels... (wikipedia)
He was throwing really hard today. He had his good changeup. He missed too often with high fastballs, but that's just overthrowing.
I thought he became a man that day. I thought it was a great learning opportunity, and he took advantage of it.
We wanted to find somebody out there who can get somebody out. You keep running them out there until you find one.
I've got a little plan for him each year and so far he's exceeded every plan I've had, ... At the end of '06 he's going to be a premier pitcher, and the '07 season is going to be one when all the pieces are there.
I'm going to tell them that our job is to get our guys ready for the start of the season,
The Central has turned from a weak division into baseball's strongest.
That's the day I think he learned how to use his fastball a little bit.