Quotes by John Stearns

“Commitment. I know what it takes for athletes to be successful at this high a level. I went, sometimes during my career, four month without a day off. If you love what you are doing, being committed is really not that difficult.”

“We are paying attention to the fundamentals right now. Ive done this before for several other teams. It comes naturally.”

“His bat is his biggest tool. We have been trying to work on his catching fundamentals -- receiving blocking, throwing. It looks like we can work with something there. Hes an interesting player because he brings a lot of offense to that position.”

“It was real simple. He kept his fastball up and his breaking ball down. When a pitcher with that stuff can consistently do that to hitters, he?s going to be successful every time out.”

“(White) almost throws a no-no and our guy is right there with them.”