The thing is, good pitching always beats good hitting. Unfortunately, Dmitri (Young) stole third and we had one out, all I had to do was hit the ball to the outfield. I couldn't get it done. We just didn't get the big hits when we needed to. |
They just felt like I wasn't in their plans at that time. Detroit has given me an opportunity, and I'm taking full advantage of it. |
They're all actually starting to grow on me, if you really want the truth. |
To learn and listen to him was something I'll never forget. |
Today, it was frustrating, and I really (couldn't) care less about what I did today. |
Trust me, I've been paying attention to all of the people that I've been compared to. I don't deserve to even be mentioned with players like that. |
We'll put Rodney out there any day. He goes out there and he's got good stuff. And [Tuesday night's loss], it's going to happen. It happens to the best of them. We saw it happen to Schilling the night before. We just have to go out there and pick him up. |
What they will tell you is that good pitching will always beat good hitting. |
Yeah, it might work just one time, but if or when it does, it will be worth it. |
Yeah, that was in the back of my mind a little bit. |
Yes, I would be blown away. I'm blown away seeing my name there right now. |
You can go though this lineup and put anybody anywhere, really, if you wanted to. I'm not going to lie, I feel really comfortable hitting third. But I'll continue to go wherever he puts me. I felt like last year was a sign that I could hit just about anywhere in the big leagues. I hit second, third, hit fifth, it doesn't really matter to me. As long as I'm in there, I don't care. There's going to be plenty to go around in this lineup. |
You have to pace yourself. If you have a day off, take it as a whole day off. Just relax. That'll help in the long run. |
You just have to look at me. |
You just have to look at me. There's no way. If you come to the ballpark and you look at me in person, you could tell I'm not on steroids. I don't have the body to be on steroids, that's for sure. |