Pete Mackanin Quotes


You need to chill out. You're a little tense. Slow down. Take a breather. Do what you do. - Pete Mackanin



You just have to be tough enough to do your job and put everything aside. You try to stay upbeat for the players' sake so that they are positive. You've got to make sure that they don't get down. It's not a lot of fun, but you do the best you can. - Pete Mackanin



You don't win one-run games, the other team loses them. And we lost this one. - Pete Mackanin



You can't use the same people every night. If your pitchers don't give you at least six innings, it's very hard to manage your bullpen. It's damage control rather than managing a baseball game. - Pete Mackanin



You can't continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. There has to be a way to get across to the players that bad play or bad performance is unacceptable. You learn your craft in the Minor Leagues. At the big league level, we expect results. - Pete Mackanin