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
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.
bad concerned control days eight energy last series start whether
For all these guys, whether you're getting eight to 10 days off before a start or haven't pitched in the last series as a reliever, it's not a bad thing. You're going to have that energy and (need to) control that energy. Don't be concerned that you didn't get the ball. Don't be concerned when you get the ball.
certainly coaches last ready staff year
It would be a lot better for the staff and our coaches to know that he is more available. There were times last year when we didn't want to use him, and certainly there were times where he was ready and we didn't use him. We need him ready to go.
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.
anytime foresee half instead last second year
I don't foresee him here anytime before the All-Star break. If he could get better and give us a half like he did last year n the second half (in 2006) instead of the first half.
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.
aware george winning yankees
I'm aware of it. What do I think? Flattering, interesting, ... George Steinbrenner and the Yankees ? there's no more winning organization.
less man third
If there's a man on third and less than two outs, El Duque isn't going to feel pressure,
cuban threw
Because he threw like that in Cuba, Duque said, 'Hey, let's go back to being a Cuban pitcher,'
happens
I'm concerned. If it happens again, I'm more concerned.