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
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.
against kept pitches quality
We just kept making quality pitches against a quality lineup,
bronze castro guy
This was the guy that Fidel Castro called 'The Bronze Titan. Well, he's our Bronze Titan now.
love problem trust
Trust me, this is a problem we love having.
people thinking
For a while there, people were thinking we were going to let them down. Well, we didn't let them down.
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.
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.
Damaso still is a big part of this. We need everyone in this room.
believe
I've gotta believe that my managing tenure has come to an end here.
bad matter mind needed second
No matter how you tell him it's not going to be that bad out there, you get out there and ... (expletive). This will get his mind right for (the second round) and he needed that.
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.
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.