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
everybody exception few guy happened kicks leagues norm player ready rest
The guy wasn't dogmeat before this year. He was just young and he wasn't ready to give the things that everybody expected. When a player comes to the big leagues and kicks butt and the rest is history, that's the exception to the rule. The norm is what happened with Jon. You give a few beatings and you take a few beatings, but you get to where you want to go.
criticism critics-and-criticism face guy ruined seen
Let's face it, there was a lot of criticism when he started in New York. I've been saying, if that would have ruined his career, then he's not the guy we thought he was anyway. And we've all seen first-hand that's not the case.
draw fourth game guy series won
This is still the guy who won the fourth game of the World Series for us. I'm not going to draw conclusions from one day.
became guy second
He became that guy in the second half.
along carry catcher control defense everybody felt four game guy holds leader looking pace pitching plan reasons remember staff time
Any time a pitching staff does well, I think the first thing you've got to look at is the defense and right along with that you've got to look at the catching. The catcher holds the brain. He's the guy that everybody is looking at to be the leader and take control of the game and keep that pace going. With A.J. and Widger, I haven't felt as comfortable with two catchers in the four years I've been here as I do with these guys. They remember the game plan and they carry it out. That's one of the reasons why we've had the kind of pitching staff we've had this year.
guys ready seven throw
I told him, 'Way to go, you had those guys ready to throw those seven pitches.
ability behind counts guys
All of our guys have the ability if they are behind in the counts to go soft,
coming guy handled heart moments
He's got toughness, heart and he's pretty calm. He's been in some pretty big moments for a 24-year-old guy coming up from Double-A. And he's really handled it.
further guy mac needs ready spot spring until
Mac needs to come into spring ready to get a lot of innings. I'm not going to say he's our long guy or our seventh-inning guy or a spot starter, but he is a reliever right now until further notice.
thoughts win
My thoughts are here, and I want to be here, ... I want to win this now, here. That's my only focus.
attended individual people pump unless
Every individual has been attended to. But you can't simulate what it's like unless you pump 50,000 people into the stands.
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.
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.
jumping nobody
Hey, everything is up for grabs. Nobody is jumping up, so we will look in-house here, down below.