I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know.
You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins.
I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.
So I don't really believe that how many years you've had in the league determines how well your players play... Coaching is coaching.
Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
There are a lot of young players here right now, and these guys are going to eventually learn as they go. Next year we can't use that as an excuse that we had so many young players on the team.
We've made a lot of strides over the years in making the game better for players to be able to stay healthy and showcase talent.
The best players will play. That's the way it will always be.
There's a tacit understanding among clubs that a good player shouldn't miss out on the big break of his career or a chance at exponentially improved earnings.
I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.