Dave Martinez

I've seen teammates who wanted to choke each other. ”

At 21, I'm too young to be considered just a defensive outfielder. ”

I'm about as honest as I can get. ”

There's a lot of good Latin personnel out in baseball, coaching, in the front office, and it's nice to be recognized. But I really believe I'm here because of my merit, not because of any race or anything like that. ”

Every year that I have under my belt, I'm a lot more confident and a lot more prepared for the challenges of being a manager. ”

It would be tremendous… I'd love to be part of winning a championship in Chicago. ”

Building relationships. Communicating. Trust. Those are three things I've kind of instilled myself with. ”

When I was with the Giants, I played for Dusty Baker, and I love Dusty to death. I think he's a great manager and great person, but he platooned me. His reasoning was to get everybody in the lineup. It wasn't that I couldn't play every day. ”

I love conversations, about anything. ”

I love Chicago. I love Wrigley Field. ”