Every year, you try to improve something. I've worked on everything. I'm not - I can't be - satisfied with what I did last year. I've got to improve. |
He likes to get ahead of guys. For infielders, it keeps us on our toes. He keeps the game moving. |
He's more confident this year. He's done it at Triple-A. He's done it everywhere else. It's the same game except faster and with bigger names. It's just a matter of losing that fear of what everybody else thinks and going out there and doing your thing. |
His command was a little off today. I was just concentrating on getting a good pitch to hit. ... I was trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps. |
I always stop, because as a kid, I did it too. So, it's not a big deal. |
I can just relax and gradually get ready. I'm starting to feel really good at the plate now. Everything is coming back. I don't want to peak at the wrong time. I want to be ready for the season. |
I like coming back to my family at the end of the day. It makes all of this a lot easier for me. |
I overthrew it, ... I didn't have a good grip on the ball. |
I think I was never given a fair shot, |
I was in a little bit of a slump, but I've got my confidence. I know I can do this -- not just because of last year. I'm comfortable enough and have confidence in myself to know I can hit. I wasn't stressing out about it. I was getting my work done and trying to get back in the rhythm of things. |
I wasn't expecting anything new. I just wanted to work with him. |
I will try to play my game and everything else will take care of itself. |
I won't win it, ... I did have fun with some Pittsburgh fans on Sunday. They were yelling at me, 'How come you wait until you come to Pittsburgh to get hot?' I told them, 'Because I have a lot of relatives and friends here. And by the way, Go Steelers.' |
If he would have made the right call in the beginning, yeah, I would have scored. |
It can become the soul of a community, something everyone can get behind and support. |