I think he's going to see better pitches in the American League. |
I think maybe the lack of Miami humidity will be helpful. I know that was a big thing. It's unbelievable, the size of some of those blisters. People think 'blister, just prick it with a pin and it goes away.' But he was ripping whole pieces of skin off of his finger. |
I think the fact that there was going to be lot of new things for me - new teammates, a new situation, everything. I wanted to get to know our hitting coach so I can establish my routine. Ultimately, six months of the season are a lot more important than three weeks. |
I think there's a danger if you try to hit it off the wall every time. But, ever since I was 6 years old I was a pull hitter, and my key is to look middle, and I'm going to pull because that's my point of contact. |
I think they just didn't want anything to get out of hand. I don't make anything of it. He was protecting Jeter; they thought we hit him. It was no big deal. |
I went to see some doctors one year, had a contact in one eye for a while. I was seeing the ball well and hitting the ball well. |
I'm already making preparations for how I can come into spring training and get into a rhythm of mechanics and flow hitting-wise, |
I'm already making preparations on how to come into Spring Training, working on mechanics, hitting-wise. I don't want to say I lost it, but [it's frustrating]. I've just been doing a lot of thinking about how to come into next year. |
I'm kind of pumped. |
I'm so happy for Luis, ... He's so hard on himself. I told him, 'Hey, just keep swinging. It'll work out.' |
It doesn't change your intensity or your approach or your preparation. But it does have you looking at the scoreboard a lot more often. |
It feels good, soothing or whatever other word you want to use, when you're showing you can hit the ball and drive it. |
It was a big play. |
It's a good feeling. If I was hitting .230 right now but felt like I was hitting the ball hard, I would still feel OK. I got off to such a slow start last year ... this is nice. |
It's a lot easier than the NL when they treat you like Barry Bonds when they know the pitcher is on deck, so it's better for Alex and a comfort level for me, defensively. |