He told me that was his gift. |
I didn't give up on myself. I knew what I could do. It was a tough two years, but everything is good now. |
I had a good jump but the throw was prefect. It was close all the way and we needed to play aggressive and it was a perfect throw. |
I just tried to make the play and the ball slipped out of my hand, |
I just try to do what I can do, ... I want Mike to come back. And I want to play, too. I like doing what I'm going. But he is the man. I respect that. |
I know him, ... He throws a fastball away and then he comes in with a slider. I was ready for a slider, and he hung one. |
I said, 'You have Vance Wilson, you have Jason Phillips, and you have Mike Piazza. What am I going to do there?' He told me, 'Just trust me,' |
I thought I got a good jump. It was a perfect throw, I guess. |
I thought I had a good jump. The throw was perfect. |
I was a little bit down after my first two at-bats, ... I said to myself, 'I've got to be more aggressive.' |
I was yelling, but there were a lot of people screaming. |
I went through some tough times. I'm glad that they are behind me. |
I'm not Mike Piazza, |
If we win, it's going to be okay. |
It's a good situation for me. When you know you're going to play, you play better. |