If we're healthy we're as good as anyone. Hopefully we stay that way. |
[A familiar looking blonde actress flashes on the TV screen.] Who's that? ... Wasn't she in Jerry Maguire ? |
[Adam Dunn got a little sticker shock after renting a big-screen TV to play video games in his Pittsburgh hotel room. The four-day tab came to $884.] To rent a TV! ... When I saw that bill, I asked for my room key back so I could go to the room and carry out that TV I just bought. |
[When Rob Butcher, director of media relations, told Dunn,] Only 25 players in the history of the game have 1,000 extra-base hits, ... Thanks, Rob, that's all I wanted to know. |
[Wherever he went, the voices followed. In the batting cage, in the dugout, in the batter's box, the relentless yapping of the Reds' coaches echoed in Adam Dunn's head.] I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? ... Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm. |
Cincinnati needs to take notes from Houston. Houston fans are among the top five fans in the game. |
Every time I look up, a ball is gone. My neck gets sore. |
He has his confidence back and it showed tonight. |
He has this big generator he's started once a year for like 20 years just for stuff like this, |
He hit it and kind of looked like he knew what he was doing. |
He used to come into the weight room with about 35 of his people and work out. We talked about the football team and how I was doing and if I still live in the (Houston) area where I lived. It was small talk. |
He was around every day. You hear all this stuff about him, but he's one of the best people I've ever met. If you're fortunate to be in his inner circle, it's great because you learn a lot about him. |
He was back to his old self, |
He's going to throw a lot of strikes, and you know they'll usually put the ball in play. It's fun to play behind a guy that works quick like that. |
He's got so many pitches he can throw for strikes, |