I wasn't seeing the ball as well as I wanted to today. I got lucky on that one. |
I went home on Saturday night and got to sleep early so I'd be ready to play. |
I'm learning not to get so angry. Bonds is going to get a lot of walks. I have to take advantage of those opportunities. |
I'm not happy about the time of year we're playing the WBC. It's going to make me change my plans to get ready for the season, especially a player like me, who's played 15 years, and players who have routines we follow every spring. I wish we played after the World Series. |
I'm sure someone is going to try to challenge him at the beginning, ... until he takes somebody deep, and that'll be it. It'll be back to the same old pitch-around, walk-him situation. |
I've got no interest. Really, I forgot about that. But I know I need six for 300. I'll take that one. |
If he doesn't come, we would totally understand. Family comes first. I haven't had a chance to speak to him, but from what I've heard, he's very crushed. |
In order to be a good player, you have to have that kind of mentality. He's not a good player, he's a great player -- the best player. |
It's going to be wild. |
Its too bad that we're getting to the point where we have to look at the scoreboard. Things are out of our control, pretty much. But that's the way it is in this game. Hopefully we get closer by the time we get there. |
Manny showed up late to camp and said he wasn't going to be ready. It was a very responsible decision on his part to not be a part of this because he's not going to be in shape. |
Moises won the game for us, not me. |
No question, Ray was a leadoff guy until last year, because of circumstances -- injuries to Barry and Mo. I would like him to be the leadoff guy, but Winn is a pretty good one, too, and Omar is, too, but he prefers to bat second. |
Not every athlete is ready for fruit-scented hand cream. Moises Alou of the San Francisco Giants, who doesn’t wear batting gloves when he hits, disclosed last season that he urinates on his hands to prevent calluses. |
People act like you're some brute if you don't speak English when you come to this country, ... I've heard people in the media, coaches and other people in baseball say these things. It's just people stay quiet about it, but we all hear it. |