Jack McKeon Quotations

We're going to get a net so he can't go through the dugout.

I would assume that, but I can't guarantee that, I don't know. I'd have to see what Louie says and what the trainer says. Right now he didn't think it was anything major, but you never know.

I can teach, ... I have nine grandkids.

He was dodging bullets all the time. Your luck sometimes runs out but we got out of here with what we wanted. Five or six innings, 85-100 pitches. And we had enough guys in the bullpen ... he did his share and the rest of the guys picked him up.

He gives us a pretty good outing every time he goes out there. He's an 18-game winner. He's going to be a 20-game winner, there's no doubt in my mind. He just makes the hitters hit the ball and doesn't mess around too much.

He does all the little things that help you win a game. That's the thing I loved about him.

He's going to be a 20-game winner, there's no doubt in my mind. He just makes the hitters hit the ball and doesn't mess around too much.

He could throw a no-hitter any day with his stuff but you can't keep walking the leadoff guy, ... You shouldn't be throwing 100 pitches in five or six innings.

Redman's problem the last couple of games is he stays behind hitters. The hitter has the advantage,

We baby them too much, ... That's why we don't have the Jim Kaats and Don Suttons and Nolan Ryans anymore.

There's probably no doubt in my mind he's the MVP of the league. There's no fanfare with him.

I've seen Cookie Rojas pull it a couple of times, and Mike a couple of times, those are the only ones I know of in the big leagues.

I've seen a tremendous change in the guy. I saw a great work ethic in spring training. I saw a guy that was focused and determined. He has all that potential, and he wants to bring it to the front, and he has been pitching like that.

People talk about Burnett, how he had the greatest arm in the National League and he does. But you've got to have more. If someone said to me, who'd you take, I'd say, 'No question, I'll take the guy Boston got. Because he's a winner.

Another series win. We're not going to brag about it. We just want to win as many series as we can.

A lot of times, you will see a guy make a lot different pitches because they are more focused with holding the guy on.

It's much tougher to win 20 games with the advent of closers and setup men. You're paying a lot of money for these guys to be setup guys and closers.

It scared me a little bit, because I wanted to make sure he went five to get the win. But then he told me he was fine. He's a battler.

If you have any chance to win a ballgame you can't let him beat you.

If you have a dominating player, go with the dominator, ... But, to me, closers are just the guys there at the end of the game.

He's struggling a little bit. We have to find a way to get him going.

I don't know. I thought we'd have him by now.

What makes a good leadoff hitter? Deion Sanders had speed, but he wasn't the ideal leadoff hitter. What was his on-base percentage? The criteria shouldn't be speed, it should be getting on base.

Security is something when you don't have any confidence and you want somebody to pay you when you don't do the job.

(Greg) Maddux is a master. He carved us up. He didn't give us anything good to hit.

I've always said I'd rather see a club that's won 10 or 12 in a row than a club that's lost 10 or 12 in a row because they're tougher.

He's one of the best pitchers we've seen all year. One of the best-pitched games we've seen all year. Give the guy credit.

He's one of the best in the business. The guy's a vacuum cleaner. He's a magician. He can make that (double play) coming across the bag like no one you've ever seen. I've had a lot of great shortstops play for me but this guy was right up there with the best. He should have won a Gold Glove every year but he doesn't have the charisma that others have and he doesn't sell himself. But Boston will love him.

The guy has been one of the best pitchers in the league. He loves to compete and loves to play the game. He kept his pitches to a minimum, and as usual he comes up with a key hit that breaks the game open. He's the whole package.