“He had a lot of influence on the manager when he saved those games — 49 straight,” Leyland said. “I don’t know what he was talking in Spanish to some of the other kids. But I understood it pretty good when that third out was made 49 straight times. Including Yankee Stadium in the bleeping fifth game of the playoffs, when he goes through [Curtis] Granderson, [Robinson] Cano and [Alex Rodriguez] 1-2-3, with a one-run lead in Yankee Stadium. I mean, that’s pretty bleeping good.”
via Jim Leyland speaks highly of Jose Valverde – Spring Training Blog – ESPN.