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
confidence delivery hold instill needed remake runners speed worked
Basically, we had to remake him. We worked on his delivery to speed him up and get him to hold runners better. He was also tipping his pitches. But most of all we needed to instill confidence in him.
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.
needed series year
Just because we didn't need them in that series ... we needed them all year and we're going to need them again.
games head mental sidelines stay trip
With Jon, we did what we could do on the sidelines and with simulated games to stay ready. The relievers are doing the same thing with sidelines. ... It's only a mental head trip if you let it be a mental head trip.
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.
best chances created great guys kenny moves prove seems sit sort stronger team true wait
I sit back and wait for Kenny to do stuff, and I know he will be doing things, and I've never been disappointed. We've made great moves to make our team stronger and created chances for young guys to prove themselves. That sort of thing always seems to be true of the best teams.
capable judgment passing staff starting winning
First of all, passing judgment on the guy, that's kind of strong. (The starting staff all) showed us what they can do. We know what they're capable of doing. Heck, they're capable of winning a World Championship.
bad bobby closer problem using
Right now we have a closer Bobby Jenks. But I don't have a problem with using (McCarthy) in the ninth. I don't think it would be a bad move.
bring chance crowd days energy five game harness special
Even if you've had just five days off, with that crowd and a game of that magnitude, you're going to have a lot of energy. You have to harness it, and if you bring that energy to the glove, you have a chance to bring something really special to it.
good happen scary sit trying winter
The thing that's scary is that he went all winter trying to get this better, and to have this happen now, I can't sit here and take it as a good sign.
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.
bigger playoff time white
As time goes, I think that is going to loom bigger and bigger ? not only in playoff history, but in White Sox history.
bigger playoff time white
As time goes, I think that is going to loom bigger and bigger -- not only in playoff history, but in White Sox history,
pitchers
There's not too many matchups that we don't feel comfortable with because our pitchers can do some things.