Manager Matt Quatraro missed some games earlier this week due his mother’s death. At the Star, Vahe Gregorian talked to the skipper about how her lessons influenced his managerial style:
The last few days away from the team, he said, were “maddening. … You want to be here every second of every day with these guys. I mean, that’s what baseball is.
“It’s not a part-time sport. You do this every single day, day in, day out, for six, seven, eight months, hopefully. And when you’re not here, it really hurts. And to see the guys struggling makes it even worse.