Quotes by Mike Goff

“Hes made nice progress. Hes a good athlete. Hell make the adjustments. Hes the kind of kid, hell do anything to stay in the big leagues.”

“But Mike stayed with it and made the play, awkward as it may have looked. Hes getting better out there. Slowly but surely, were getting better.”

“I havent been here that long,”

“There are bases there to be taken. And Jeremy is a guy who should have more steals than he does.”

“It was important to let people, especially in our division, know that we havent gone away.”

“Whatever emotions he has, he made that second to winning the game for the Chargers. We knew what was at stake. It was good to win one for the coach.”

“Its a pretty hectic schedule trying to keep up with everyone. If I had to work at this pace for 12 months a year, it would be pretty tough for me. But for five or six months, I can take it.”

“They called me at 9:30 on a Friday night and wanted to know if I could be there the next morning. I told them after 20 years of waiting that I would.”

“Ill go in for a few days and see if the staff has any needs. Ill look at the players to see what progress theyre making, see who needs to go up or who might need to be released. Ill even spell the coaches by pitching batting practice. Mostly, though, its a lot of early work, working on individual skills and needs.”

“I think the greatest satisfaction is seeing the kids make it here, knowing what theyve been through to get here. The pain, the rough road, the grind of it all. To see them finally reach their goal, thats a great feeling. To be here with them, its fulfilling a dream for me, too.”