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Don't ever permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure. That's on the top of my lineup card every night.
I get up every morning, and walk down to the Starbucks, sip my coffee and do some business with my iPad.
I am into my routine and I believe in the following: exercise, adequate amount of sleep and a good diet.
With wine, you don't really have to know what you're talking about, you just have to know what you like.
People who say spring training's too long, I absolutely disagree. I think it's the perfect length of time.
Mazzaro's is absolutely one of the finest shopping experiences anywhere and I wish I got there more often.
I'll always be a member of the Rays in my heart, absolutely. Just like with the Angels. It's no different.
I really hope that you all understand that social media doesn't count at all. Twitter doesn't count at all.
When you start worrying about who you're going to play, it could bite you. Because it really shouldn't matter.
Cincinnati beats you up for three days, and all of a sudden it's doom and gloom. I cannot live my life that way.
You've got to go with what you think is the right thing in the moment, based on everything that's presented to you.
Listen, the word 'party' has taken on a negative connotation in our country these days. It's really bumming me out.
If I'm honest with you, you might not like me for a day or two. But if I lie to you, you're going to hate me forever.
People don't realize how many of the homeless are single moms, and a lot of veterans, and people with mental illness.
We have our own ocean, we've got a great bike trail - I love riding all the way to the turnaround at Hollywood Beach.
You can talk about Phil Jackson for years when he was with the Lakers and the Bulls, I used to read a lot of his stuff.
I've always kind of stayed free of coaching because I really want to stay out of coaches' way so they can do their job.
Obviously Javy [Baez] is able to control his emotions, he plays it as it should be, it's a game. That's how he plays it.
You rarely think about just throwing to third base to get one out. That's probably the industry's fault with all of that.
I think part of being a good leader is listening skills, and I think a big part of leadership is the ability to delegate.
You have to be able to play through the tough moments by doing something offensively, and we haven't been able to do that.
If I'm a pitcher, my only point would be that if I'm a relief pitcher, I think I like the idea of warming up on the field.
It's much more fun to be involved, much more fun to be under the scrutiny, much more fun to be second-guessed than to not.
There are some pretty darn good bottles of wine for $50. I think I can tell that from a bottle of wine that costs $15 or $20.
At the end of the day, it's all about the players. We can talk methodology or analytics, but it's about the guys on the field.
I'm hoping to be recognized in Europe, because that would truly indicate that the Tampa Bay Rays have arrived on the continent.
I work from a position of positivity always. I don't dwell on negativity, and I always believe something better's on the horizon.
But overall I've always learned to play well in the sandbox with the people I'm working with. I think that's my minor-league training.
It's not easy to play a guy in the field after he's just pitched. There's a time for arm recovery too that you have to be cognizant of.
To just be all analytically inclined or heartbeat inclined, you are going to lose; you are not going to be the best version of yourself.
Javy [Baez] grew up in Puerto Rico, played a lot of baseball as a youth, played a lot of winter ball. He's been taught properly and well.
I like California wine, I really like wines from Washington state. I love wines from Spain and Italy. I don't know about French wines at all.
I'll never forget the first time I rode a bike with pedal straps. I stopped at a traffic light and fell over like Arte Johnson in 'Laugh-In.'
Of course you don't want to make outs on the bases , but there are times you have to be assertive in order to get other things that you want.
While we're playing the analytical game, I want us also to play the Angels game. And for all these guys, who you are as a human being matters.
Great times, beautiful place, Boulder. In fact, that's where I proposed to Jaye when I took her back there. In the parking lot of Baseline Liquors!
It's all about 'thought.' Whatever you think, wherever you think, that's pretty much how you're going to manifest yourself to the rest of the world.
If the playing field is not level, if there's sign stealing going on and we're not participating ourselves, that really puts you at a great disadvantage.
Our prep's not going to be any different. It will be optional batting practice like there was today. I don't want any more work. I don't want extra study.
When Javy Baez goes out there, man, you saw him before the game sitting on the bench, saw him waving into the camera, he's just being himself. I love that.
I've always loved the Belmont Shore area because I've always thought it had a kind of European vibe to it. This to me is the best area in Southern California.
I was lucky enough to be a part of the first Angels team to win a World Series title and I look forward to the opportunity to bring Angel fans their second championship.
Baseball is not an emotional game, we have to get your brain working. Baseball, you have to have your wits about you when you go out there so you have to be not emotional.
When you are working with a highly professional, motivated group that is accountable, the more freedom you give that group, the more discipline you're going to get in return.
I don't say anything. One of the reporters asked me in the scrum in there, and I said, no, I didn't say anything to anybody. I can only hurt them right now. I cannot help them.
When you permit yourself to lose for more than 30 minutes then it can carry over to the next day. I think it's important to understand that. I think that mindset is contributing.
I know Daniel Murphy is a really good hitter. He's definitely pulling the ball right now for power, although he did go left-central the other night against the Dodgers, I believe.
When you go through a full season, some guys are going to get into some bad spots, and you have to stick with them because that's what they are there for, and I think part of it is building confidence.
First of all, Marty Foster is a really good fellow. No. 2, Google or YouTube the time he called Ben Zobrist out on a strike three against Joe Nathan couple years ago that gave Joe Nathan his 300th save.
What's going on in the game today... it's data vs. art - that's what it comes down to for me. Art being the human heartbeat, data being numbers, the math, etc. I believe there's a balance to be struck right there.