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Already weak, they fell further without their leader. "There was no question, you lose a guy like Victor Martinez, that’s more than a punch in the gut: That’s almost a knockout" said Indians reliever Jensen Lewis. Full Article at Providence Journal
There was no question, you lose a guy like Victor Martinez, that’s more than a punch in the gut: That’s almost a knockout
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Losing Victor Martinez was a big blow to Indians clubhouse
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He always had that knack to come through. When times were tough, he’d always be that guy to keep our spirits high, and provide that energy every day. That’s going to be a huge thing for the Red Sox going forward
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When I got here, it kind of surprised me, because I never knew that was the kind of person that he is. He’s great, great. He’s been there for me the whole time.
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At some point I thought I was going to stay in Cleveland, and I make it clear –– I really wanted to stay, but the owners were thinking different, and it’s not my fault, it’s not [general manager] Mark Shapiro’s fault, it’s not [manager] Eric Wedge’s fault. They wanted to take a different route, a differ...
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He was the right fit at the right time for this club in that respect. And his leadership as well. I mean, obviously an off-the-charts human being, and (he) accomplished something which is hard to accomplish, which is he came seamlessly into a pennant race and provided legitimate leadership at the same t...
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It was very hard to see Victor go from a leadership standpoint. I thought I loved to play the game, but he takes it to a whole new level.
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It’s really weird when I get to face the guys I used to catch for for a long time. I had to face [Rafael] Perez yesterday. Now I have to face Jeremy Sowers. That’s weird, I know them, they know me. That’s the toughest part
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You play against him, and he looks kind of mean. That’s the way he plays. He’s one of the guys I always looked up to. He’s pretty smart, he knows what he’s doing, and all the things he’s done for this organization, no one’s going to take that away from him
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First and foremost, he’s like a little kid. He’s so excited to play every day. I don’t know how he does it. He wants to catch every night. He’s a competitor and we missed that spirit probably the most when he wasn’t around. Even last year when he was hurt, it was evident he’s an important part of what w...
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He was the heart and soul ... He was the heart and soul here. He was our sparkplug, he was our guy that when we needed a big hit, Victor would get it. It didn’t matter who it was against. We just knew that if we had guys on, and it was a big situation, you knew who you wanted up there.
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He was our heart and soul. He was our heartbeat and him getting traded was one of those things where –– who do we turn to? We spent a month trying to figure out, basically, what we were doing, because he was always leading us in the right direction
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