CJ just can't help himself... Selected quotes from a recent interview:
Basically saying he's better, again.On the motivation for his effort to move from reliever to starter: "I would say the biggest part of that transition and that effort, is just to get more solid innings, and maybe more, um, aggressiveness in our rotation. I think I bring a unique skill set that would be something good in the rotation. If I was able to pitch as well in relief, and translate that over, even 90% of that, or whatever, that ground-ball-to-fly-ball ratio, and the high strikeouts and the really good ERA at home in Texas are all something that will be really good for us as a team; and probably contribute to us winning a couple more games than we did last year; so, it'd, hopefully, get us over that hump and into first place."
That first sentence sounds like a 14-year old girl.On camaraderie on the Rangers team: "It's cool, I mean, it's cool to have like, we have a lot more camaraderie as a team and as an organization now, than we did a couple of years ago. . . It just takes time. . . You spend enough time with somebody and, you know, after a while you hate 'em, and then, because they'll do something that gets on your nerves, you know, like, they'll always read the magazine you want to read. . . But after that, you get to a point you finally accept everybody for who they are. . . Let's just make this work, because you're you and I'm me, we're all weird in our own weird little ways. . . When you spend eight or nine months a year every day with somebody, you're gonna get to know them pretty well after a while, and that's gonna have some ups and downs, and I think that's why certain personalities that are super extreme, like, maybe Manny Ramirez, or whatever, will eventually kinda wear people down a little bit."
You fucking think?!On dealing with criticism directed at players: "You have to develop a thick skin as a player because there's always going to be somebody that has a criticism for you. No matter how good you are, someone's gonna say, like, oh, well - even Nolan Ryan, there's people that said Nolan Ryan walked too many guys, or something like that. And, Nolan Ryan was like the best, so if people are going to get on his case, they're for sure going to get on mine, because I'm nowhere near the caliber player that Nolan Ryan was. So, I think that's just something that you have to sort of accept, because, when you're a little kid, and your parents love you, and they say, 'Oh, you're the best', and then you strike out, and they give you a lollipop or a hot dog and everything's fine, you know. . . (but, now you get booed by your own fans) Yes, that's the reality. . . And that's just part of the game. It doesn't affect me. I think it's just more funny than anything else; and the people pay their money for the seats, and they're entitled to yell, or boo, or throw soda at each other, as long as it doesn't injure any children . . . ."
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