Troy Percival Quotes

He`s not going to want to do any surgery. He liked the way the scar tissue looked to be healing. The strength was coming, so I`m basically in a pattern where I can start doing some rehab stuff, some strengthening stuff, and then start throwing in December. Then we`ll go from there.

If I have surgery and I have to sit out next year, I`d be done. Either he`ll say this is going to heal up enough to pitch, or we`re going to have to do surgery '” which I don`t want to do. With surgery, I have no chance and I`ll miss all next year because it`s a minimum of 12 months.

He`s going to be a good manager. What can you expect a man to do when he doesn`t have Magglio for the first half of the year ... you trade Urbina and then you lose me.

He`s very even-keeled. He knows the game. He puts faith in his players. He doesn`t try to do too much.

There are a lot of good people in here, and they`ve got a chance to have a good clubhouse. Just let Tram run with it, and I think he`ll do a good job.

It`s been difficult not being at the park. I came here to help this organization grow, and I haven`t had a chance to do that. I still feel like a player, and I`m sitting at home during the season. This if the first time I`ve been on a 60-day (disabled list) and I knew my year was over.

It`s doing a lot better than it was. I`m back to normal everyday stuff. I haven`t gotten to where I think I`m comfortable enough to start picking up a ball and start chucking it yet, but I still have the whole offseason to get that ready and come firing in the spring. I`ll know a lot more on Friday when Dr. Yocum looks at it.

has done a heck of a job to keep motivation to go out there and try to win.

I don`t want to get my hopes up too high, but I`m just hoping that Dr. Yocum will tell me that it`s healing up to a point where I can start lifting weights. I`m tired of running. That`s all I`ve been doing.

I`m hoping to have one last good year.