“He doesn't get hit by the pitch a lot. If you go inside and you miss and he doesn't get out of the way, that's his fault. If you're going to stand on top of the plate, and you're going to get hit, and you're going to be upset about it, get off the plate.”
“[Normally] you throw two innings in Game 1, you probably won't be used in Game 2. But this time of year, [if] you throw two and ask for time off, you're asking for another uniform next season.”
“But in many ways even more profoundly devastating is the lasting damage to the survivors' will to rebuild and remain in the area. The destruction of the spirit of the people of Southern Louisiana and Mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all.”
