Definitely. I was hoping right there that we could get something going, and we did. We scratched out a run. We just needed to scratch out a few more. |
For a guy like myself, I know there's plenty of room for me to improve and there are a lot of things to work on. But I think I showed I do belong in the Major Leagues. |
He can throw. He can be something special. |
I got a pitch I could handle. The rest of the game was lights out for the defense and the pitching. |
I just hoped I didn't smash into that wall like I did earlier in the year, and just went on and caught the ball. Coming off that sky and the lights, it's hard to judge the depth of it. I got up on it, and next thing you know I put just my hands up and it went into my glove. |
I think I showed I do belong in the Major Leagues. |
I was blowing, too. But he's been here a few years; he knows how to keep it fair. |
I was hoping it got by him somehow, but that is what great defenders do. |
I was hoping it would stay in the ballpark. I kept my eye on it. I was hoping I wouldn't smash into the wall. |
I'm no superstar on anybody's team, but I'm still knocking on the door hard. Whatever they do with me, they do with me. This is where I belong. That's how I feel inside. |
It's frustrating for me and the rest of the team to leave guys in scoring position that many times. It's different with a runner on third and two outs, that just hurts your heart. You want to drive in a run. With a runner on second, you know you need a hit and you just want to lock in and hit the ball hard. |
It's like whoa, this is what you want to be doing. This is why you put in all the hard work. Why am I doing this? Why am I eating so healthy? Why am I running so much? This is why. All this hard work pays off. It really pays off. |
Oh yeah, I have a lot more confidence in myself. With everything I've been through to get to the big leagues finally and play and have the little success, it wasn't a lot of success, but I did have some success up there. I learn from it and build on it. I can't tell myself, 'Well, I don't know if I can play up there,' because I already showed it. |
Oh, dude, it can tie you up in knots. I did that last year. |
That was a heck of a play right there. I don't know how he caught that ball, but he came up with it. And it was a great play for them, a great win for them. |