Jacque Jones Quotations

Where I came from, they were passionate about baseball. We probably didn't draw as many (fans), but through thick and thin it was like 'Let's go. We can do it. We can do it. We know you can do it.' This is something I have to get used to and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is.

Yes, I was surprised. Stunned. I never thought something like this would come up with Matt. I don't know all the details, but he's a hard worker. Everything he's gotten, he's earned. I actually talked to Matt today, but we didn't talk about this. I didn't say anything about it.

No, I don't think so. Like I said before, I'm going to go out and play and play hard. Right now it's a little tough. I'm not getting very many hits. I'm hearing all kinds of stuff in the outfield. But, hey, I'm here to help this team win.

My understanding is it's a mild strain, and I'll get a couple days off. I'll get treatment and see how everything goes.

I bring a lot of energy. Hopefully, the other guys can feed off my energy.

He was always happy-go-lucky, even when he came down with glaucoma. He enjoyed the game, every minute of it. That's why he played every game like it was his last.

He's a big part of the reason I play this game.

It hurt. A lot. It's tough. Especially because that's what got us here. We all came up together. A lot of heart went out of the bullpen. Eddie and Hawk carried a lot of weight.

Other teams aren't going to stop trying to beat us because these guys aren't playing. We got to try to soften some of the blow we have been dealt right now.

I thought he was kidding when he told me he was going to do it. It was surprising.

That's the team I remember. You bounce back like that and don't hang your head.

I wasn't malicious. I just stated my opinion. So, if they boo even more, then that's what they do. It's not a big deal. I just made a statement.

Yeah, the whole at-bat I wanted him to get the ball up. He got a couple down in the dirt and I went after them. Then he got one up and I didn't miss it.

You know what, I don't even concentrate on it. We won. That's all I'm concerned about.

We haven't been scoring a lot of runs lately. I was stuck in no-man's land. You look back on it, and it's a dumb decision, but I play hard. I play aggressive.

You learn that that's just kind of the way it is. That's part of baseball. It's a part of any sport, actually. You just have to go out and play and whatever happens, happens.

We were all concerned. We would tell him. But he enjoyed life. He enjoyed the size he was. That's who he was.

We were all concerned. A man's going to be a man, a woman's going to be a woman. You can't change what they're going to do unless they want to change. He enjoyed life, enjoyed the size he was. ... You can't do anything about it until he decides to change. Hopefully, this will be a wakeup call.

While it's exciting to be a present-day Thurgood Marshall, it is also disappointing that we are still fighting the same battles that should've been solved years ago.

You can't do anything about it until he decides to change. Hopefully, he'll pull through this, and it'll be like a call for him to change some things in his life.

We talked about it, we made a few minor changes. I've proven I can do it, I have the ability. The last couple years it hasn't happened. I don't think I'm on the downside, I don't think I'm sliding. I can still play the game. It's just relaxing, having fun again, enjoying the game again.

We lost a lot of heart -- those two guys.

This one's tough. I take a lot of blame.

This one's tough, and I take a lot of blame. I feel like I should have come through in those situations.

I've seen friends go through it. Sammy Sosa hit 60 home runs three years in a row and he went into a little slump. They have a right to voice their opinion. It's not going to make me play any better, it's not going to make me play any worse.

Puck enjoyed life and enjoyed the size he was. That's who he was.

That's fine. Everybody's entitled to do what they want to do. But I'm not going to point fingers. That's not what good teams do.

They talk about Babe Ruth like he's got the home run record. He ain't the home run king. He's a good player, but he's in second place.

They have the right to voice whatever opinion they want to. It's not going to make me play better, it's not going to make me play any worse. I got to get used to it and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is.

All players would be lying if they said they didn't know a pitcher was throwing a no-hitter -- whether it would be their team or the other team. You look up on that board, you know you don't have any hits. I had never been part of a no-hitter. I didn't want that to happen, either.

I try not to pay attention when things are bad. It's so loud and it's so angry right now, it's almost funny.

It's tough to meet a guy better than him. He was always happy-go-lucky, even when he came down with glaucoma. That was one of the best speeches I've ever heard. He told people don't feel sorry for him. He enjoyed the game, he enjoyed every minute of it. That's why he played every game as if it was his last because you never know when that day is going to come. That's the way he played.

It was nice for our pitchers to be able to breathe, and give them more margin of error to work with.

I've got my own problems going. I can't even concern myself with the loss of D-Lee and what it means to the team and what it means to me. I've got to clean my own house first.

It's tough any day you lose, especially now. We pretty much have to win out. Our pitcher pitched well enough for us to win, but we didn't play well enough behind him. That's the story.

I want to develop a relationship with my teammates.

It's not about me, it's about the team. As long as we are winning, it doesn't matter what I do.

In Minnesota, we had everybody in camp early. I don't know how things are over here, but I'm sure guys are excited, and I'm sure they'll come in here and try to do everything they can to turn it around.

I'm on my own clock now. I've been on everybody else's clock for the last five years. When you earn that right ... .

If we can beat some teams going to the playoffs, we could probably throw some mud in the water.

I know I can play. My biggest thing has always been worrying about what other people think, and I'm going to stop doing that. I'm just going to come over here, have fun and be myself.

I hit down there every year. It's not a big deal. That's where I do my baseball stuff, that's where I do my weight lifting.

I haven't felt good about my batting average. I'm sick about it. I can't stand it. I know I'm much better than a .250 hitter.

Hopefully, I'll be able to get back on the field in a couple days.

Get a couple of days off, get treatment on it and see how everything goes in a couple of days. Hopefully I'll be back in a couple of days.

If I get off to a bad start, they might boo. I don't know what to expect from Chicago fans. I'm going to go out there and be myself and play, and play hard. No extra.

I can do it. Last year probably wasn't the best batting average, but I've hit the most home runs I've hit against lefties last year and the most RBIs. Now it's time to hopefully put it together.

These games were intense. To sweep a good team like the Cardinals is big. These games count early in the season. Our goal is to win series, but to sweep a good team is a bonus. We can't let up.

Where I came from with the Twins, they were passionate about baseball. Through thick and thin, it was, 'Let's go.' It's something I have to get used to. I'm blocking it out as much as I can.