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
defensive elite gives good opportunity personnel player row six skills smaller talented teams three using
We haven't utilized it yet, because we just don't have the personnel right now. We play our six most talented people. Most of the elite teams are using them, because it gives a smaller player who has good defensive skills an opportunity to play the back row more often than just three rotations.
bit break earlier good means might mound says sure sweat throwing
What it means to me when he says that is, OK, we might have to get out a little earlier and do a little more inside. Come out here a little bit earlier. Make sure we get enough throwing in, long toss, and then get on the mound and get a good workout. Break a sweat before we leave.
command erratic good power struggled time
What I know about him is that he has a good power arm. Obviously, he has struggled with his command from time to time and been erratic from time to time.
above believe beyond deep expect good
I always expect good performances out of our starters, want them to go deep and believe in them -- but what they did is way above and beyond my expectations and those of a lot of other people.
good happen scary sit trying winter
The thing that's scary is that he went all winter trying to get this better, and to have this happen now, I can't sit here and take it as a good sign.
bring chance control good guarantee mental minutes people rest stuff weak weeks whether
If you're a weak mental guy, it can get to you. Whether you have two minutes rest or two weeks rest, you're going to have energy. Control that energy, bring your stuff to the glove and I guarantee we'll have a real good chance of getting people out.
concerned freddy good looked main maybe pitching
Again, I'm concerned about a lot of things, being the pitching coach. Freddy being good wasn't one of them. I know Freddy is good. We all know what he could do. My main concern was the other day when he looked for that fastball, it wasn't there. But you know what? Maybe it just wasn't time.
above beyond call duty expect good
You always expect good performances. You expect, you want, you believe. But that's way above and beyond the call of duty and my expectations and probably a lot of other people's.
begun bigger game happened history legacy maybe might name time type white
I think that game might have permanently etched Buehrle's name in White Sox history and maybe even begun a legacy type of thing. It couldn't have happened at a better time or a bigger moment.
envisioned facing point yankees
I think this is what the Yankees envisioned when he was there. I just don't think he was prepared, at that point in his life, for what he was facing there.
needed series year
Just because we didn't need them in that series ... we needed them all year and we're going to need them again.
thoughts win
My thoughts are here, and I want to be here, ... I want to win this now, here. That's my only focus.
aggressive began believe confidence great himself perception physical process
My perception was that he was a great physical specimen, and what a worker. He didn't have as much confidence in himself as he should, wasn't as aggressive as he should be, and we began a process - and it was a process - of getting him to believe in himself.
love problem trust
Trust me, this is a problem we love having.