Pedro Strop said : “They did try hard to bring me back. It’s just money-wise, they couldn’t, because they weren’t allowed [with] all the salary cap stuff; they wanted to try to stay below,”

suntimes Thursday, March 5, 2020 3:10:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Everything’s fine. I’m fine,”

suntimes Saturday, August 17, 2019 4:27:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not a secret he’s stupid,”

suntimes Sunday, August 11, 2019 6:27:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Hopefully those kids keep helping us like they’ve been doing,” “They’re stepping up big time”

chicagotribune Sunday, August 11, 2019 3:37:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop insisted : "We’re going to be able to do this,"

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 5:27:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “We’re going to be able to do this,”

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:51:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Pitching-wise I think we’re going to be all right,”

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:51:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Hopefully, everything just gets back on track, the way we always do,” “It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish”

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:51:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop asking : “some departed relative for forgiveness for this atrocious performance”

chicagotribune Tuesday, July 30, 2019 3:40:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s good, especially with the intensity of those games,”

chicagotribune Friday, July 12, 2019 3:46:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "I don't know what to say about it," "It's not a secret he's stupid. I have nothing against him, but he's stupid"

wlwt Sunday, June 30, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "I don't know what to say about it," "It's not a secret he's stupid. I have nothing against him, but he's stupid"

wlwt Sunday, June 30, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "I told him, 'Why are you talking? You have a chance to do whatever you need to do on the mound. Now you're just screaming,' "

usaToday Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:58:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "We're not bad, but we haven't done the job we're supposed to," "And Theo is always aggressive. When he thinks we need something, he'll get it for us. Kimbrel, it's amazing"

arkansasonline Friday, June 7, 2019 10:23:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said ( about Theo Epstein ) : “We’re not bad, but we haven’t done the job we’re supposed to,” “And Theo is always aggressive. When he thinks we need something he’ll get it for us because that’s for us. Kimbrel, it’s amazing”

chicagotribune Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:39:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop replied : “I’m never going to say we don’t need a guy like that,” “No way. Kimbrel, (Aroldis) Chapman, (Kenley) Jansen — you’re talking about the best in the business. Out of 30 teams, you’re talking about the first-, second- and third-best closers. If they were able to get him, he’d be more than welcome here”

chicagotribune Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:48:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop replied : “I’m never going to say we don’t need a guy like that,” “No way. Kimbrel, (Aroldis) Chapman, (Kenley) Jansen — you’re talking about the best in the business. Out of 30 teams, you’re talking about the first-, second- and third-best closers. If they were able to get him, he’d be more than welcome here”

chicagotribune Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:53:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not a secret how good he is,”

chicagotribune Wednesday, June 5, 2019 10:19:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I started running like crazy in here and was screaming,”

chicagotribune Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:14:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Oh, my God, it was crazy,”

chicagotribune Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:14:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said ( about Pedro Strop ) : “I think he channeled his inner Pedro Strop ,” “And maybe he should have had his hat turned to the left. But it was a big moment. He nailed the pitch”

chicagotribune Wednesday, May 1, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “He’s going to be a key for us in the World Series this year,”

suntimes Saturday, April 27, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Right now, I’m just like you guys,”

suntimes Friday, April 26, 2019 3:11:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I was still giving them my information in the fourth inning, and I told them, ‘I have to go. I might have to pitch,'”

suntimes Thursday, April 25, 2019 8:18:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop told : “I feel ready for Thursday (the Cubs’ opener at Texas),”

chicagotribune Tuesday, March 26, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “You get an extra hour of sleep. You get more breathers during the season,”

suntimes Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not a long deal. I just felt a little tightness in there,”

suntimes Wednesday, March 13, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “As of right now I don’t see any concern,”

suntimes Wednesday, March 13, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I would say 99.9 percent as of right now,” “I feel good. Obviously there’s something in there. But it’s not going to keep me sidelined from Day 1”

suntimes Wednesday, March 13, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I’m good, I’m good,”

chicagotribune Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:57:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “He’s got a lot of great thoughts,”

chicagotribune Friday, February 22, 2019 2:58:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “If I’m the closer, fine. I’m willing to take the challenge and pick my boy up,” “But hopefully Brandon will be healthy sooner than later. And also we’ve got a bunch of guys I the bullpen that can do that, guys that have done it before, too”

suntimes Monday, February 18, 2019 2:18:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “And even C.J. [Edwards], he’s one of the younger guys back there,”

suntimes Monday, February 18, 2019 2:18:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “When you’re already making money, you don’t even think about it,”

suntimes Friday, February 15, 2019 1:31:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not like he’s new,” “He’s been with us and I’m happy for him to get this job. We’re looking to help him on any circumstance. He’s good, man. He has a lot of info. It’s crazy. We were together in spring training in 2014, and now he’s my pitching coach”

chicagotribune Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "As a good teammate, one of the guys who's been here the longest, I just wanted to make sure everybody stayed calm because that was a really good baseball game,"

chicagotribune Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:38:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "He's so easygoing, I've never seen him in a bad mood in two years — unless he's fighting with the umpires," "We're free to talk to him any time of day or night. Door's always open. The connection is really good, and he made everyone feel better"

chicagotribune Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:38:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I think if he was worrying about his future here, I think he was wrong because from the first time they promoted the young catcher (Contreras) and Ross is going to retire, Montero helped (Contreras),” “Both speak Spanish, both are from Venezuela and get along well”

chicagotribune Sunday, October 16, 2016 11:49:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “They did try hard to bring me back. It’s just money-wise, they couldn’t, because they weren’t allowed [with] all the salary cap stuff; they wanted to try to stay below,”

suntimes Thursday, March 5, 2020 3:10:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Everything’s fine. I’m fine,”

suntimes Saturday, August 17, 2019 4:27:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not a secret he’s stupid,”

suntimes Sunday, August 11, 2019 6:27:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Hopefully those kids keep helping us like they’ve been doing,” “They’re stepping up big time”

chicagotribune Sunday, August 11, 2019 3:37:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop insisted : "We’re going to be able to do this,"

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 5:27:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “We’re going to be able to do this,”

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:51:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Pitching-wise I think we’re going to be all right,”

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:51:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Hopefully, everything just gets back on track, the way we always do,” “It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish”

suntimes Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:51:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop asking : “some departed relative for forgiveness for this atrocious performance”

chicagotribune Tuesday, July 30, 2019 3:40:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s good, especially with the intensity of those games,”

chicagotribune Friday, July 12, 2019 3:46:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "I don't know what to say about it," "It's not a secret he's stupid. I have nothing against him, but he's stupid"

wlwt Sunday, June 30, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "I don't know what to say about it," "It's not a secret he's stupid. I have nothing against him, but he's stupid"

wlwt Sunday, June 30, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "I told him, 'Why are you talking? You have a chance to do whatever you need to do on the mound. Now you're just screaming,' "

usaToday Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:58:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "We're not bad, but we haven't done the job we're supposed to," "And Theo is always aggressive. When he thinks we need something, he'll get it for us. Kimbrel, it's amazing"

arkansasonline Friday, June 7, 2019 10:23:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said ( about Theo Epstein ) : “We’re not bad, but we haven’t done the job we’re supposed to,” “And Theo is always aggressive. When he thinks we need something he’ll get it for us because that’s for us. Kimbrel, it’s amazing”

chicagotribune Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:39:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop replied : “I’m never going to say we don’t need a guy like that,” “No way. Kimbrel, (Aroldis) Chapman, (Kenley) Jansen — you’re talking about the best in the business. Out of 30 teams, you’re talking about the first-, second- and third-best closers. If they were able to get him, he’d be more than welcome here”

chicagotribune Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:48:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop replied : “I’m never going to say we don’t need a guy like that,” “No way. Kimbrel, (Aroldis) Chapman, (Kenley) Jansen — you’re talking about the best in the business. Out of 30 teams, you’re talking about the first-, second- and third-best closers. If they were able to get him, he’d be more than welcome here”

chicagotribune Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:53:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not a secret how good he is,”

chicagotribune Wednesday, June 5, 2019 10:19:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I started running like crazy in here and was screaming,”

chicagotribune Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:14:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Oh, my God, it was crazy,”

chicagotribune Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:14:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said ( about Pedro Strop ) : “I think he channeled his inner Pedro Strop ,” “And maybe he should have had his hat turned to the left. But it was a big moment. He nailed the pitch”

chicagotribune Wednesday, May 1, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “He’s going to be a key for us in the World Series this year,”

suntimes Saturday, April 27, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “Right now, I’m just like you guys,”

suntimes Friday, April 26, 2019 3:11:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I was still giving them my information in the fourth inning, and I told them, ‘I have to go. I might have to pitch,'”

suntimes Thursday, April 25, 2019 8:18:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop told : “I feel ready for Thursday (the Cubs’ opener at Texas),”

chicagotribune Tuesday, March 26, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “You get an extra hour of sleep. You get more breathers during the season,”

suntimes Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not a long deal. I just felt a little tightness in there,”

suntimes Wednesday, March 13, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “As of right now I don’t see any concern,”

suntimes Wednesday, March 13, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I would say 99.9 percent as of right now,” “I feel good. Obviously there’s something in there. But it’s not going to keep me sidelined from Day 1”

suntimes Wednesday, March 13, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I’m good, I’m good,”

chicagotribune Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:57:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “He’s got a lot of great thoughts,”

chicagotribune Friday, February 22, 2019 2:58:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “If I’m the closer, fine. I’m willing to take the challenge and pick my boy up,” “But hopefully Brandon will be healthy sooner than later. And also we’ve got a bunch of guys I the bullpen that can do that, guys that have done it before, too”

suntimes Monday, February 18, 2019 2:18:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “And even C.J. [Edwards], he’s one of the younger guys back there,”

suntimes Monday, February 18, 2019 2:18:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “When you’re already making money, you don’t even think about it,”

suntimes Friday, February 15, 2019 1:31:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “It’s not like he’s new,” “He’s been with us and I’m happy for him to get this job. We’re looking to help him on any circumstance. He’s good, man. He has a lot of info. It’s crazy. We were together in spring training in 2014, and now he’s my pitching coach”

chicagotribune Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "As a good teammate, one of the guys who's been here the longest, I just wanted to make sure everybody stayed calm because that was a really good baseball game,"

chicagotribune Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:38:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : "He's so easygoing, I've never seen him in a bad mood in two years — unless he's fighting with the umpires," "We're free to talk to him any time of day or night. Door's always open. The connection is really good, and he made everyone feel better"

chicagotribune Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:38:00 AM EAT

Pedro Strop said : “I think if he was worrying about his future here, I think he was wrong because from the first time they promoted the young catcher (Contreras) and Ross is going to retire, Montero helped (Contreras),” “Both speak Spanish, both are from Venezuela and get along well”

chicagotribune Sunday, October 16, 2016 11:49:00 AM EAT