I think there's a different atmosphere because of all the young guys. I think that's why this year is special. |
I want to be more consistent. I wanna get hits. I wanna get my average back up where people think I can hit. |
I wanted to go out there and start something. I felt good in batting practice. |
I wasn't doing well at the time. I was frustrated. It was time for me to step up, ... I wanted to help us get consistent, get into first place and stay there. |
I wouldn't know what to do anywhere else. Bobby doesn't put us through military camp out of the gate. He knows what we need to be ready for the season. |
I've been patient. If it's not my pitch, I'm not going to swing at it, unless I get two strikes. |
If I hit it out, I'm going to shake everybody in [the Braves] dugout's hand and then run the bases. |
If you have the love for the game, you're going to do whatever your heart wants to do. You've got the ability to play this game, take care of yourself. Look at Julio Franco. He's 47 and he's still playing. |
It is good to be out there with some numbers like that. |
It means you helped your team in that month in all kinds of ways. I just had a good month. |
It was close, but I had it. You don't trap balls with your hand like that. When I came up there was no dirt or grass on the ball. |
It's a good accomplishment. A lot of people didn't get a chance at that young age to hit 300 home runs. It's a good feeling. But I wish I could have hit it when we won. My goal is to win. Stats are stats. |
It's a good thing. A lot of people don't get a chance to hit that many home runs. On the other side, I really don't enjoy it that much because with the loss, I was telling everybody that I wish I could have hit a home run when we were winning. |
It's going to be nice, but we're still facing Pedro tonight. |
It's good to see our starting pitchers go out and perform the way they did the past two days. I'm really proud of the way they've been pitching. |