29 Quotes by Jack McKeon

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.