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" I think sometimes Hall of Famers might get labeled as guys who aren't suited for a coaching job or to be back at the Major League level. "

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" I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting. "

" I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day. "

" In other ways, one way to be in a lineup or stay in a lineup or stay in a spot is to produce. "

" The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform. "

" I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies. "

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" Time and time again, I see former teammates, and we talk about it. It feels like we are all on the same page: We enjoyed the regular season, but we were disappointed in not making the World Series. "

" Even if we're in fifth place in September, I get butterflies before a game. I'm nervous. "

" It's an elite group. And once you're in the Hall, you're in the Hall. Up until now, I think the voting system has handled things very well. And like I said before, there are no suspicions in the Hall of Fame. "

" For me, the game starts with starting pitching. "

" I talk to the players, either individually or as a group, what I'm feeling, and I think the players appreciate that. And I think they respond to that. "

" I learned a lot in the Minor Leagues, spending six years there. I honed my skills, as far as coaching goes. I was able to work with the players in a lot of facets of the game. "

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" Typically, a position change is more for instructional league and winter time. It's just a more relaxed situation. A player can make some mistakes and learn from them. That's the proper way to go about a position change, for me. "

" I'm not interested in on-the-job learning or on-the-job training. "

" The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played. "

" There's nothing I would do differently, no wishing I had done this or done that. "

" I just appreciated so much the contract they gave me, and I wanted to give something back to the Cubs' organization. "

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" I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that. "

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