Dmitri Young
Dmitri Young
Dmitri Dell Young, is a former Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of thirteen seasons in the Major Leagues as a left fielder, first baseman and designated hitter. He is the older brother of Delmon Young...
answer captain final jimmy next players staff
With the players that we have, we've got a staff that's able to take us to the next level. The final answer is what the manager's going to say. There's not going to be any other influences. We know that Jimmy Leyland is the captain of this ship.
came games good losing straight three white win
We battled the White Sox three straight games and came up on the losing end. As for the Indians, they're always a good team. It was good for us to get this win tonight, especially for Mr. Rogers.
actual building
They said they were building the lineup around me, so they wanted to keep me in the mix. We have some genuine, authentic, actual ballplayers.
baseball calls coming game gig happy love shows
That's just love coming out. He's just happy to be on the baseball field. He's been out long enough. For him to take this gig -- he didn't have to -- that shows his love for the game. When the love of the game calls you, you're going to find a way to get back into it.
bat came lingering
There's a little lingering pain. You have to understand, it came off the bat of (coach) Lance Parrish.
failed fall manager voted
As a player, especially me, I feel like I failed the manager, ... Unfortunately, he has to be the fall guy. If we were 91-71, he'd be voted Manager of the Year.
assume people
Some people have got to assume more accountability,
coming hold lost means might passion people somebody support whatever
Some people might think this or that. I'm his friend. I'm going to support whatever he does. I want him to be happy, if that means not coming out. If he lost his passion for the game, he's not going to hold somebody else up.
gives guys standup
He's a standup man's man, and he's one of those guys you don't want to cross. He gives us direction, and that's all we really lacked.
obvious reasons
There are obvious reasons why I didn't say anything,
says
He has a presence. You knew, right from the get-go, he was the manager, and what he says goes.
says
He has a presence. What he says goes.
fault guy lost matter money passion personal smart
He lost the passion for the game. You can't really fault a guy for that, because that happens. And he was smart enough to say the money didn't matter to him. It was his own personal happiness.
cute dead exactly gift hair smack stage ugly
Look at the '99 Reds. I wasn't exactly God's gift to hair bleach. You have to go through an ugly stage before you get to the cute stage. Right now, he's dead smack in the ugly stage.