5 Quotes by Jerry Manuel

Had he been down in the minors, well, you don't know. But when we brought him up last year, it was to get him ready for this year. And he played well. I think he's ready.

That way, he can play without the pressure of trying to be the guy, trying to be the man. We feel that way he can develop there.

I see someone who doesn't' show any fear about getting up there in a big-game situation. And at third base, we feel he can play good defense at the major league level.

You don't set nobody back because of a cough.

That's something we're going to try to keep out of these last four games.