I appreciate that [Robinson] told me exactly what I needed to do. That made it easier for me. It was a good competition and a fair competition. I'm happy about that, too. |
I just came in and did what I could to help myself and the team. I did what they asked me to do, and you have the results. |
I started this last year when I was called up for the first time. I like doing it myself. Opening Day is not something I'm going to miss. |
It's a dream come true. I'm just going to continue to work twice as hard now that I've got the opportunity. I don't want to disappoint anybody. |
It's still early. Usually you get a chance to work your flaws out over the course of the season. My opportunity was seven games. Now I've got to go back to the drawing board and try to get back up here. |
We'll play guys a certain way and we'll just try to make it easy as possible. |
With a guy in front of you, it's that much easier. I can still lay it down and get him to second, or if I get a base hit, it's first and second. First, second. it doesn't matter. |
You going from being on your toes on every play at second base and then suddenly you are just out there. You have to see the way the ball comes off the bat -- the different reads you have to take, the different jumps you have to get. It's still a work in progress. I can't say that I do everything right. It's just a matter of working on it. |
You want to do well and make sure you are doing the right things. I just have to step back and take a deep breath and make sure I relax and have fun and do what I can control on the field. |