Command Quotes

You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day. - Antony Sher

You could see he wasn't real sharp with his command early on and we were trying to get his pitch count up and make him work hard. And we did. - Bob Melvin

You can't say enough about (Aaron) Tennyson today. He was in command all game long and did a great job keeping them off balance. - John Cohen

You can't play a patience game with them. They take command and like to take command and if you let them, they will. - Brian Lara

You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves. - Bob Nelson

You can tell right now that he commands the position of shortstop. He's going to be a solid shortstop who can really hit. If you get J.D. Drew 's production when he's healthy, with a solid defensive shortstop, you've got an All-Star. - Mike Rizzo

You can tell he's a straight-shooter. Everything seems to be very upbeat. A lot of people talk about whether he still has it, but you could tell he definitely is going to command respect. - Craig Monroe

You can stress, but guys still have to react and do it on command. - Dusty Baker

You can see the difference of when he's feeling good and when he isn't. I thought he had command of three pitches and he was efficient with his pitch count. He settled in right away in the first inning. - Scott Winton