Coop is ready to go

Cowley:

Asked this week about the pressure facing him and his pitching staff only six weeks from the start of spring training, Cooper already was in midseason form — bleeps and all.

”What’s new with that?” Cooper replied. ”What the [bleep] is new? It starts and ends with the pitching. We carry a heavy responsibility and a responsibility we’ve done a good job carrying out through the years. Since the door hit me on the ass on the way into this job, I’ve been aware of that situation.

”From 1 through 11 or 12, everyone has responsibilities. Look, to be a starting pitcher in the American League is a huge responsibility.” …