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
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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.
ahead challenge four full game great harness pitches season throw
It's his first full season in the big leagues, so he has a challenge ahead of him. The challenge is to harness those four great pitches he has. If he can throw to the glove this year, it's game over.
Damaso still is a big part of this. We need everyone in this room.
guys ready seven throw
I told him, 'Way to go, you had those guys ready to throw those seven pitches.
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.
ability behind counts guys
All of our guys have the ability if they are behind in the counts to go soft,
buy dead division people players race
A lot of people had us dead before the division race was over. But our players didn't buy into that.
bad believe boys
We're just like 'Boys Town,' ... We believe there's no such thing as a bad boy.
believe deserve
We don't get what we deserve. We get what we BELIEVE we deserve.