Definitely, especially with me being in better shape. I feel more athletic than ever. |
Ever since I've known him, I've known first and foremost that he's just a great hitter. Every level I've played at with him, he was just one of the best hitters in the league. |
Hudson had four, five pitches he threw for strikes. He mixed them up the whole time. |
I came back and wanted to make an impact, and help this team in the end of the year. |
I didn't come back with any expectations or goals. I wanted to make an impact, and help this team at the end of the year. |
I feel real good right now, not just with the swing or playing outfield or throwing. I feel good physically. I'm healthy. My legs feel good from my feet all the way up through my back. |
I felt the only way to get better was to play, and that was the best opportunity I had to get playing time. |
I just tried to get set and get ready for a fastball. He's (Hernandez) always changing speeds, trying to run something in underneath you. |
I shook his hand and thanked him for keeping us from suffering the ultimate. |
It feels more like me. |
It wasn't (extra batting practice) as much as Hurdle and I looked at some video. There was nothing with my swing, but I had to lower my hands 4, 5 inches. |
It's not like we're going to sit here on this one and rest on that for a while. We've got to pick back up on Wednesday and come back at them and keep grinding. Because we battled today. |
On the last at-bat, he threw quite a bit of changeups and a good slider that fell off. On the 3-2 count it was a fastball that got up, and I tried to put the barrel on it and not do too much, and it worked out. |
That changed the momentum. It gave us a lift. |
The last two months have let us know we belong. We are a team with confidence that we can go out and compete with anyone. We know we not only have a chance to win, but we have a good chance to win every game we play. |