Don Cooper Beyond Quotations

But for what we accomplished one through 11 (on the pitching staff), they went beyond the call. We got 99 wins in the regular season, plus the AL Division Series and four complete games in the ALCS. I know we'll give it all our best in the World Series.

I always expect good performances out of our starters, want them to go deep and believe in them -- but what they did is way above and beyond my expectations and those of a lot of other people.

I wasn't foreseeing that. I was thinking, hoping we could get three solid performances. So this is beyond what I was expecting,

You always expect good performances. You expect, you want, you believe. But that's way above and beyond the call of duty and my expectations and probably a lot of other people's.

This is beyond what I was expecting. It's pretty amazing. I don't know, maybe I should stop being amazed by these guys.