18 Quotes by Sal Fasano

It's a matter of keeping that intensity through the whole at-bat. The job's not over after the first strike. Once you get on top, you need to bury him. That's the attitude you have to have.

It's an easy day because you know he's going to throw strikes and you know the game will be quick. He's a great example to the younger guys for what it takes to be successful.

It was miserable. Dries out your eyes. Imagine someone taking a blow dryer to your face, but cold. And all the shrapnel, like the particles of dirt flying in front. Wind is the hardest condition to play in, even worse than snow if you can believe that.

They were nice to me, so I wanted to do something nice for them. I hope they enjoyed it.

I'm glad people aren't picking us to win this division or make the playoffs. That just means we're going to surprise people. I'm OK with that.

I hope that's what we see Opening Day. What I saw I liked. He had good life on his fastball. His breaking ball was sharp. I think the time off might have helped him because his stuff was electric.

Cabrera didn't have a great jump. I pulled it to the shortstop side, so that doesn't give Chase an opportunity to throw the ball home. Nine times out of 10, I'm going to make a pretty good throw.

He's not a glory hound. He just goes and does his job, and I'm sure he's happy keeping it that way.

The hardest thing to do is to separate your hitting from your catching. If you can't do that, you can't have success in this game. You want to be a complete player, but defense has to take precedence. I view myself where I can find a way to relate what the pitcher has and how to use it. That's my job.