I don't get home very much any more, so it's a good feeling to see all the [Canadians] around. A lot of people came up to me just to say, 'Hey, I'm from Canada, too,' and it was great. |
I realized something like this could happen, so you go out there, play hard and hope someone notices. It's nice to get that reciprocal feeling that they notice what you're doing. |
I started this neighborhood, and it's slowly been taken over. But that's OK. I'm just going to get one of those idiot's guides to Spanish. I'm terrible at it. |
I think a lot of it might have to do with teams, this late in the season, (that) are out of it, and I'm probably seeing more pitches. It might be a combination of a few things, but I still have to drive those runs in. For one reason or another, I've been getting lucky and getting more opportunities. |
I told you guys that [the sophomore slump] wasn't a real entity, |
I wanted to get a little jump on things. It's not like I am here a week early or anything, but it's a few days to get the soreness and all of that stuff out before the actual workouts start. |
I was very well aware of it. |
I'd like to get something done as soon as possible, but we have two weeks left in the season. My goal now is just to finish strong. |
I'm not a batting practice home-run hitter. I think I'm done with it. |
I'm not saying that everyone is pressing. But I'm sure there are some guys, myself included, [who] are trying to do a little bit more than we should in certain situations. |
If you're 16-1, the last thing you want is a day off. But when you don't start off well, sometimes having a day off relaxes you. Not thinking about baseball for a day helps. |
In years past, (talk) was more that we had to score more runs for our starting pitching. Now, it's more that we're going score some runs, can the starting pitching keep us in games? |
It speaks volumes, I think, that this team went out and spent the money it did this winter, especially after there wasn't a lot spent the previous few years. I hope everybody realizes now that there are two ways to get better: One is to give up young talent in trades, which you don't want to do. The other is to spend money out of pocket to fill needs. We did it right. |
It was nice to finally have a game in which we could have some fun and relax. We haven't had a game like this all season. |
It would be a nice little accomplishment. I'm looking forward to the opportunity, but it's not one of those things you can force. It's not like they are just giving it to you. |