Don Cooper
Don Cooper
Donald James Cooperis a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth15 January 1957
CountryUnited States of America
days matter
He's an interesting character. There are days when A.J. has that look, and you know that no matter what you have to say, he's going to say the opposite.
became guy second
He became that guy in the second half.
al team
I don't look at it as AL vs. NL. I look it as the team that's opposing us.
leaning point toward
I do think that at some point or another this season, we're going to need 12 pitchers, but we're leaning toward 11 right now. That's probably going to happen.
Damaso still is a big part of this. We need everyone in this room.
guys ready seven throw
I told him, 'Way to go, you had those guys ready to throw those seven pitches.
attention career coach hopes intentions last nice rest stuff white wish
The attention is nice and flattering, but with all that stuff that was going on last year, I had no intentions to go anywhere. My wish and my hopes for the rest of my career is to be a coach for the White Sox.
amazed guess stop
It's amazing. But I guess I should stop being amazed by them at this point.
amazing anybody baseball coach job last managing maybe physical pitching problems wish yankees
They went through the last two years something I wouldn't wish on anybody because of all their physical problems, ... That's an amazing job Mel did. Maybe the only job in baseball as complicated as managing the Yankees is being pitching coach for the Yankees.
black cloud doom lifted seen white
Once the cloud lifted when we clinched, that black cloud of doom - hey, you know what, we've seen the white light,
finish gonna guys horse horses race ride takes whip win
Its like a horse race and we see the finish line. Were gonna use the whip and ride our horses hard. These guys have what it takes to win the race.
maybe staying
It's like when 'Seinfeld' went off the air, ... By staying around maybe you dilute what you've accomplished.
focus passion
It's flattering, but right now to me it's all words. I've been here 19 years. My loyalty, my focus, my passion is here.
focus yankees
It's flattering, ... But my focus is here. Look, the Yankees were my team, they were my Dad's team. Twenty-six world championships, who wouldn't want to be a part of that? But I just want one - here.