Pete Mackanin Quotes

You need to chill out. You're a little tense. Slow down. Take a breather. Do what you do. - Pete Mackanin

You just have to be tough enough to do your job and put everything aside. You try to stay upbeat for the players' sake so that they are positive. You've got to make sure that they don't get down. It's not a lot of fun, but you do the best you can. - Pete Mackanin

You don't win one-run games, the other team loses them. And we lost this one. - Pete Mackanin

You can't use the same people every night. If your pitchers don't give you at least six innings, it's very hard to manage your bullpen. It's damage control rather than managing a baseball game. - Pete Mackanin

You can't continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. There has to be a way to get across to the players that bad play or bad performance is unacceptable. You learn your craft in the Minor Leagues. At the big league level, we expect results. - Pete Mackanin

You can bring out all the clichas about losing and they fit tonight. - Pete Mackanin

With Castillo out, Freddy's shown he's more valuable as an everyday player than part-time. Besides playing well at second and short, he's played excellent third base. It's like having two shortstops on the left side. - Pete Mackanin

When you see a guy wants to get back out there, it helps you make your decision. But I told him he had a short leash for that fifth inning. - Pete Mackanin

When he hit that second home run, I took such a deep breath. It was such a sight for sore eyes. - Pete Mackanin

When he gets to that 100-pitch level, that's kind of the determining factor. - Pete Mackanin

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