(Manager) Bob Melvin gave me a lot of freedom to run. He basically gave me the green light to go whenever I wanted to. Plus I played a lot more than I ever have, and hitting leadoff really helped. |
Hopefully we realize how great a player he is. He deserves to be on that list. If we tend to take it for granted that we have a guy that's accomplished incredible things, hopefully tonight puts it in perspective. |
I don't think it's just veterans, |
I just lose weight. A lot of guys do, |
I want to play every day, but this happened and there's nothing you can do about it. You just don't want it to get any worse. |
I've got to rest it. My spring training is going to be shorter, for sure. But we got it figured out far enough in advance, where I think I can get the shoulder strong, and be all right by the time opening day comes around. |
It was a [tough] call, but it doesn't really provide an explanation for what happened after that. |
It was a long night for the umpires, too. I was only mad because he kept insisting he was right. |
It was a tough hop, but I was pretty sure I'd be able to at least get to it. |
It's important to realize what's going on because it's the final year. You have to pay attention and be educated. |
It's too late to (drastically) change stuff, ... I just need to get that feeling back. I've tried something every day to try to make adjustments. But I feel great. |
Javy did his job tonight, the bullpen did their job tonight. We couldn't get the hit with men in scoring position. |
My reaction was, what's next? How are we going to make it better? |
Oh my God. What the heck did we do? |
Oh, my God. What the heck did we do? |