Steve Liddle Quotations

Most of these guys have never really had the opportunity to be around him. It's something that they've all been cheated on, because he's something special.

We told him in the dugout that if we knew you didn't want to hit that bad, we wouldn't have started you.

He looked a lot better. I watched him (on TV), and he was taking some pitches he swung at last year.

Maybe one of the reasons we've settled down and played some solid ball is because guys aren't pressing. Guys took a look back at what's really important. When you love someone like Kirby, if you don't step back and look at what's really important in life, there's something wrong with you.

I think our power numbers are directly related to our franchise situation. Those guys cost money. Would you rather go with pitching and have a chance to win every night, or go with a power guy who can maybe carry you for a while but who also goes into slumps?

During his days here, it was his clubhouse. If you stepped out of line, Puck was there to deal with you. It was like as a big brother. He was everybody's big brother. And you can see today with how everyone is feeling that he still has that impact on the clubhouse.

There's more to him than meets the eye. Most definitely.

This is kind of a weird thing, but maybe that's one of the reasons why we've settled down and played some solid ball because guys aren't pressing. I think that guys took a look back at what's really important and when you lose someone like Kirby, if you don't step back and look at what's really important in life, then you've got something wrong with you. That can help you ease up and relax.

I read a study from Harvard that said for the brain to memorize muscle movement, it needed time to sink in. In the practice field, you can control the environment and focus everything on what you're doing.