At 2-2 in the count, I was trying to shorten up my swing. |
Getting with Rob Deer has really helped me out. |
He goes out and plays hard every day, ... Lately, he's been hitting gaps, a lot of triples and doubles. He's definitely fun to watch and a great teammate, always upbeat. He's a catalyst for this team. When he's going good, he's always on base. |
He showed me the ropes. A lot of the struggles I had in the minors, he's had as a ballplayer. We clicked on that level. We just tried to make a lot of the adjustments I needed to make. Not only on the field, but off the field, how to carry yourself, how to be a professional. |
He's anywhere between 92 and 96, and every once in a while he touched 98. He didn't hide the ball very well. He shows it to you. He's not like a lot of guys who try to play around; he's a go-getter who likes to go after you, a cowboy-up kind of thing. |
I faced him quite a few times and fared pretty well. |
I feel like I've been a little too timid lately. I have to let it all hang out. |
I had to slow the game down and pick my spots when to be aggressive. That's one of the biggest ways I've matured as a ballplayer. |
I need to be aggressive, to let it go. |
I still feel like I have to make the team. Here, nothing is given to me. I have to earn it. That's a tough outfield to break. It's not going to be easy for any outfielder. |
I was a guy out there who really didn't know how to play the game. |
I was still disappointed in myself I didn't get the bunt down because I feel I can do it, but I guess it all worked out today in the end. We'll take it, but in the end we'll have to execute. Stuff like that very rarely happens. |
I was still disappointed in myself that I didn't get the bunt down because I know I can, ... but I guess it all worked out in the end today. |
I went from a state of disappointment, in not getting the bunt down, to disbelief in a matter of two pitches. |
I'm going to do whatever it takes to be a better ballplayer. |