I hate walks. I'm aggressive. I've been in baseball 15 years, and I'm going to continue being aggressive. I'm going to walk, but for me to get a walk, that's a hard thing to do because I'm a very aggressive hitter. I hit the ball hard pretty much all the time because I'm aggressive. If I go over there to just take walks, I might not produce the way I can produce. |
I need to be a little more patient, have a little more concentration, and I'll be OK. |
I should take more walks. But I'm very aggressive. In the off-season, I'm going to work on taking more pitches and being more selective. If I'm more selective, I can have some better numbers. |
I think what he brings is attitude. I think he's a winner. I've known him for years and I talked to a lot of players who played for him. He loves to win, and he likes to see everything the right way in the field. And that's what we need on the team. If he doesn't like something, he'll come to us or to the player and tell him. It's great for us to have Jim and the coaching staff. |
I'm aggressive on bases and I will continue to be aggressive. When you're running the bases aggressively, sometimes you're going to make mistakes. Sometimes you're going to make great plays. Unfortunately in the last week, I've been [making] mistakes. |
I'm not going back there. The calendar doesn't say 2005. It's a new year, a new team. It's a new start. I'm looking ahead. |
I'm really looking forward to playing in that tournament. Every team is the best they have from their country and we hope to prove Puerto Rico is one of the best teams. |
I've been a very aggressive hitter all my career, |
I've been doing this for 13 years with my foundation, ... I play here in Detroit, and I think it's a good time to start. |
If he asks me to do things, I'm going to. He's the skipper, and you have to follow his rules. Whatever he tells me to do, I'll do. |
It doesn't matter where I bat in the lineup. If I do my job and we're a healthy team this year, we could win a lot of games. |
It's frustrating, very frustrating, |
It's not the year that you would expect to see, ... but if you see my numbers, it's not bad after what I've been through all year. |
My goal is to stay healthy and keep on playing baseball as long as I can. I don't play it for the money. I play it because I love the game. |
That's done. It's a new time now. |