Without going back to individual seasons, you'd have a hard time finding so many major things happening to one club other than this year. It's like, 'Wow, what else could go wrong?' I think it really wears on a team that's pretty sensitive. I don't think their reversal of fortunes was 100 percent related to that, but it had an impact, no question about that. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
Tom was very helpful to me. I'm going to remember him in his good days, like 1993 when he was the toast of the country, helping fans enjoy the time of their lives. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
We don't want to even think about that. We haven't even got into that far yet. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
I don't know that there is such a thing as an embarrassment. There are quite a few teams that can beat anybody in this tournament. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
One thing we have learned very quickly in this tournament is anything can happen. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
In a three- or four-game series, I'll take my team against anybody. One game, in a playoff atmosphere, with six or seven pitchers going, you never know what's going to happen. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
Everybody feels like they got kicked in the stomach. They have a lot of pride. It's a tough feeling right now. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
He's one of those guys that the majority of baseball fans aren't that familiar with, but baseball players know about him and how good he is and how dominant he is. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
It was a very quiet locker room. Everybody feels like we got kicked in the stomach. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
He showed a lot of composure for a guy who hasn't pitched above A-ball. We learned very quickly in international competition anything can happen. You put that flag on your chest, and people get fueled by that. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
We're feeling like we got kicked in the stomach. It's a very quiet locker room. It's a tough day. I'm not shocked by any means. The one thing we have learned very quickly in international play is anything can happen. You put your flag on your chest, and people get fueled by that. You see exceptional things being done. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
He showed a lot of composure for a guy that hadn't pitched above A-ball. But we knew he had a good arm and were dealing with a quality pitcher. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
That's the aspect of international play that many of us have never dealt with before. You just don't know what's going to happen. Canada came out smoking against us, and now Mexico comes out smoking against . Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
For so long we have been the teachers around the world. Now I think there's something to be learned from teams like Korea and Japan: execution and work ethic. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0
I don't think there's any feeling it's unfair. I don't think you can allow outside influences to influence how you work a game. They are professional umpires. I think they do their best to get everything right. Buck Martinez More Buck Martinez Quotes 0