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We're gonna win this. I want you to be rested for your start scheduled for the following night. Get out of here now and get your sleep.

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I saw him today for the first time throwing BP. He's got great arm strength. He was a little erratic today command-wise. Obviously, he's got good stuff. I think he's going to be a great addition for them.

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I didn't let it interfere with the way I did my job, ... I felt it (wore) a little bit on my thinking on the field. Basically that's why I made the decision.

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I'd rather it be my decision than theirs.

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I'm not going to say anything until the end, but I've made my decision. And I'm not going to teeter back and forth depending on how we finish. I know what I'm going to do.

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Cupps was outstanding tonight, ... He got better each inning, his breaking ball got better. He reached down, dug deep and pitched a heck of game for us.

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It's been real difficult the last month, ... I've really enjoyed being here, seeing guys bust their tails. It's a difficult decision, but I guess I didn't forget easily what went on over the course of the year. I never wavered on my decision.

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That's a huge number. We went through a lot this season. This one, without question, is the sweetest. This one means a lot to me.

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Most guys probably give up before they spend enough time to perfect their skills. I think he knows now what he's got to do to get hitters out. His stuff was probably better before, but he didn't have the command. He's a much smarter pitcher. Other springs he very well could have gone as our fifth guy. We just didn't have room this year.

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You've seen the way the club played at the end of the year. A lot of other clubs with similar problems that we had and that sort of thing, the individuals he has to deal with here, a lot of other teams would have collapsed. A lot of people think we collapsed we just got beat by a better team.

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Nothing I would like more than (to) sit down 30 minutes for a conversation with him. He'd probably understand how I feel. That won't happen.

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It's been really difficult the last month, ... I guess I didn't forget what went on during the course of the year. I never wavered from my decision.

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Nobody's ever had the nerve to say to me, 'You stink' or you had a bad year. ... But I've seen it in the papers. Not in those words ... but that obviously comes from higher up. That's out of my control and that hasn't bothered me, but unfortunately it bothered, uh, I still (think) it's (why) we lost Zimmer. After all, I almost got fired in the midseason. I don't know (how close it was). I only know what was said and (written), but I would assume it was probably pretty close.

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I really can't answer that one way or the other.

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They worked real hard at that. Jorge Posada does a great job. It's been a two-way thing. (The pitchers) are very conscious of their running game. It doesn't mean they're not going to get stolen bases, but we've kept them from running wild.

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Gator's been a big help to me over my 10 years here. It was an opportunity for me to come down to spring training and maybe help him out a little bit. At the same time, I thought it would be good for me. So here I am.

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I only know what was said, and that sort of thing, and I understand how they do things. I would assume it was probably pretty close.

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I laughed, ... My first thought was 'What about Joe' To congratulate the other team's manager and not Joe

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It's from start to start. I expect his command to get better, and as that gets better, then better results will come.

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I think it's time for somebody new, ... I've been here 10 years. They obviously, probably, are going to want to make a change anyway. I'll help them out a little bit. This is one change they don't have to make. I'm making it for them.

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It ate at me for a while, ... but I laugh at that, too.

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I've been here with Joe for 10 years and this has by far been the toughest year for him, and it's the best job he's done. He's done a good job year in and year out -- this year the job he's done was really special because he had a lot of things to battle through.

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In my opinion, yes. I don't know how to repair it, but in my opinion, yeah, something needs to be done to have everybody always on the same page.

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I laughed when I saw it. My first thoughts were, 'What about Joe Joe had done a hell of a job, too.' To congratulate the other manager and not congratulate your own after what he'd done this year, I laughed.

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I think that was absolutely ridiculous. I read the statement and I laughed. I've been here with Joe for 10 years and this was by far the toughest for him and the best job he's ever done.

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