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
jumping nobody
Hey, everything is up for grabs. Nobody is jumping up, so we will look in-house here, down below.
chances liked spring
I liked our chances from Day One in spring training,
forward looking
I'm really looking forward to this. It's fun.
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.
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.
amazed guess stop
It's amazing. But I guess I should stop being amazed by them at this point.
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.
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.
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.
guys ready seven throw
I told him, 'Way to go, you had those guys ready to throw those seven pitches.
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.