[Doctors] wanted to see what was going on in there, ... It's been my forearm, more than my elbow, that was hurting. |
Come here. You're our new assistant captain. |
Even though he's not Canadian, we'll take him. |
Everything feels good. I could start [the season] tomorrow. |
He's going to have to get a Maple Leaf tattoo to play on that team. |
He's really good. But he's good at everything he does. |
Hopefully, I can change things. I think I'll hit where I deserve to hit in the lineup if I'm swinging the bat well. You know, it doesn't matter that much. Hopefully it's somewhere in the middle, where I think I can help us win games. |
I am too slow. I don't think I could do it, and I don't think anyone would watch me do it, either. |
I apologize to any fans that have my jersey with the old number on it. [No. 33] wasn't available when I got here, and now that it was, I just felt like I had to take it. |
I broke a bat and found a hole. |
I didn't feel as good in Toronto, but I didn't feel lost at the plate like I had before. I didn't swing at bad pitches. |
I get a little too excited there. I just try to do too much. Here, I'm comfortable. I've played here a lot. I know the pitchers a lot more. I know what to expect. |
I haven't been doing as well as I expect myself to do, or anyone else expects me to do, ... I've learned a lot this season. It's been a battle every day. I think I'll be better for it next year. |
I haven't swung that small a bat since I was in high school, but I figured it was working for him so I might as well try it, too. I told him I wanted to use his, because they have hits in them. He hasn't broken any bats this year, but I've broken six of his. But I figure as long as I keep getting hits, I can keep using them. |
I just expected things to continue [in 2005] from the year before. I was second [on the team] in homers and RBIs but we didn't produce a lot of runs, so obviously I had something to do with that. But I think I'm deserving of batting third or cleanup. |