Quotes by Chuck Hernandez

“Sure, you have mixed emotions. Ive been here a long time and I wanted to see this thing through. I wanted to see this team become a winner. Im going to miss that part of it. Theres some good kids there Im going to miss. Im going to be watching how they progress.”

“They gave us an opportunity to look. At no point did they step in and say we dont want you to do this or that. They left us free to make our own decision.”

“Complete games are not our priority. If it happens, thatd be great.”

“[During the 2004 season,] he seemed to be trying to show everybody what he could do, probably throwing every pitch as hard as he could. Now hes learned that theres nothing wrong with 93, 94 on the corner, either. I think hes thinking more like a pitcher instead of just trying to throw the ball by every single hitter.”

“You could see it in the way he talks. He has an aggressive nature, and theres nothing wrong with that.”

“I have to get a feel for knowing these guys. Im not that brilliant of a coach, Ill be the first to tell you. But I know that the more I see someone, the smarter Ill get and the more Ill learn. I have six weeks to watch it live and in person. Tapes are tapes.”

“The game has changed. Now they take the ball from you after six, seven or eight innings.”

“Hes a very good athlete, first of all. It looks like things come pretty easily to him. He has a great arm and great stuff.”

“I dont think its that unusual for young pitchers starting out to struggle a little bit.”

“I like his chances down the road. When that will happen, I dont think any of us will need to answer. Well just all observe and let the player tell us if the time is right. If the time is not right, its no sin for him to be pitching down in the minor leagues.”