I saw Bartolo Colon's trainer the other day and he said, 'I haven't seen you in three weeks, what no massages?' ... I have too much energy, too much motivation. I don't need massages. I'm not thinking of what part of my body hurts. |
I was on the bag. I even saw the play and said to myself, 'Dang, that is a great play.' And then I was going to walk to third. |
I worked with Leo the last seven days, and it worked today. Everything was perfect. I cut down on the walks and threw strikes. |
I'm speechless. Great play, man, unbelievable. He covered a lot of ground. I didn't think he was going to be able to make it. He got it done. We always come out with good plays in those kind of situations. |
In Montreal it was every ground ball, fly ball and double play, all that stuff. Every year, 300 to 400 plays. It's a lot of highlights. Replays from every angle, all the stuff you get on TV. |
It was bad. Everything on the inside was new, so the guy was taking care of it, but he didn't have the money. |
It's been like that my whole career. I always try to improve from the beginning of the year. It's the second half when the games really count. |
It's too early. I'm not looking to be the leader or anything like that. People have been getting on base in front of me. What I need to do is just get my (butt) on base so he can drive me home. |
Just the fact that I didn't sign back with the team, you can tell from there that I don't like the situation. |
Moving up in the order, hitting in front of Garret and Vladdy, that has helped a lot -- seeing better pitches. That is the spot. There are a lot of things you can do. |
Sometimes guys play a long time in the Minors and have a hard time finding a role, ... He's solid; he swings the bat pretty good, too. |
Stoneman knows what it takes. He's been doing it for the last few years, so, of course, I think we got what we needed. We do have a good offense, a good defense and pitching staff. |
The pitching is what kept us in games, but if you're not hitting, you're not going to win, |
The pitching is what kept us in games, but if you're not hitting, you're not going to win. In the playoffs, we just couldn't get it done. I think we had a great season. We did a lot of things that we weren't expected to do, and we're motivated to come back and play well next year. |
There is a lot of talent here, a lot of talent. |