Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattinglyis an American professional baseball first baseman, coach and current manager of the Miami Marlins. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he spent his entire 14-year career playing with the New York Yankees and later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 April 1961
CityEvansville, IN
moving long wanted
I've wanted to manage a long time and I've been moving in that direction.
smile-because knows
You never know who’s watching.
team player yankees
The players get no respect around here. They (the Yankees) give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams love to see that. That's why nobody wants to play here.
guy atmosphere want
I want to be on the field. It's a better place to talk to the guys. It's a relaxed atmosphere. You want to make sure you know what's going on, not just with the hitters.
people guessing managers
Managers have people second-guessing them all the time.
spring consistency training
Has he (Rickey Henderson) ever been here (Spring Training) the first day? You have to say Rickey's consistent. That's what you want in a ballplayer - consistency.
bats
I like being close to the bats.
team honored knows
I don't know what to say other than you're really honored another team is looking at you.
goes-on nobody-knows knows
Nobody can see into the future. Nobody knows what going to go on.
writing sticks notes
When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.
yankees new-york-yankees deserve
What did I do to deserve this?
writing media attention
I can't concern myself with what's going on with the club or what the media is writing. If you pay attention to those things, that's when you get yourself in trouble.
work-out decision temptation
We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.
thinking criticism may
I'm not afraid of criticism or what somebody may think.