Tony Russa Hat Quotations

He pitched the game he was capable of, but we actually had three, four, five chances with some of our best RBI guys, and he made pitches, ... So take your hat off to him. He pitched very well. We had our chances.

Tip your to hat to Roger Clemens. You could tell he was ouchy there, and we didn't get anything off him.

We've got to get him going. He's one of our key guys, so whatever it takes. If hitting in the middle gets him going, then we'll do something else at second. I hope he gets it going, because he can help us wherever he hits.

You take your hat off to Roger Clemens. You could tell he was ouchy there a little bit.

I tip my hat to the decision-makers over there, to Willie, for not overreacting. We apologized.

not what I wanted to hear. I would've wanted to hear him say he was ready to do whatever the team needed him to do in this situation.

You have to fight (the players) from feeling like, 'Hey, whatever happens, happens,' ... Somehow, some way, you have to find a way to make them understand that you have to take care of both the personal and the professional. There's nothing disrespectful about paying respect to the player but also paying respect to your profession.

It's not about him; it's about the team, ... I told him, 'If you're going to be unhappy and pouting, then I can't put you out there to pitch.' He said he was unhappy, but he was ready to do whatever the team needs. I'm comfortable that's how he really feels.

Take your hat off to him. He never put the ball over the middle of the plate when we had a chance to hurt him.