It should never have happened. It was just a bad mistake at a bad time. |
It was a little cutter, middle-in, and I had been looking for it, ... He threw it to me last time we were over here and he hadn't thrown it yet. He threw it, and I was able to get the bat head out in front of it. |
It was a situation where Rocket had pitched great, and we needed some runs. It was getting late, and it's nice to come through to get that victory for us. We all want to come out here tomorrow and take care of business. |
It was nice for us to keep the offense going, keep tacking on runs through the ninth. It was nice to see because a lot of guys chipped in. |
It's funny. I still follow the A's. You grow up with a team, that doesn't leave you. |
It's just been nice to come through and get a couple hits and drive some runs in and do my part. I think that's just been the great thing about this team -- everyone's been doing their part and no one's trying to carry the team. |
It's not a good feeling at all, |
It's really frustrating to have an opportunity like that with guys on, and you hit the ball on the screws and it's right at somebody, ... It's just the way the game goes. |
It's similar to the play at the plate that I scored on Adam's ball. I knew I would probably be out, so I ran at the catcher to try break up the play or block a throw if the throw hits me. It's just part of the game. |
It's the first time I've faced him, and it's just a rush to face a guy like that, ... I've seen him throw so many years and he throws so hard. It's just a challenge. It feels good anytime you have success on a guy like that. |
Lance got a big hit, and Lamb gets a big one, too, to give us a big lead, |
My swing feels good. Last night (Friday), I missed a home run by just a couple of feet. And the game before that, I hit a couple of balls hard. I don't feel I'm in a slump. I still feel every time I'm out there that I'm going to hit a home run. |
Talking to him in Spring Training, one of the first things he said was how much he enjoyed it here, whether he made the team or not. He was happy to be in this organization and liked how things were going, and he felt like he had a future here. |
The good thing is the guys have picked us up, and we haven't needed me to do a lot. That takes a little bit of the pressure off me, but it still is frustrating for me. I know I'm going to get it going. If I weren't swinging the bat well, I'd be more concerned. |
They battled us all game. It was nice that we kept tacking on. |