It felt good just to get off to a good start. We haven't had a lot of those. |
It never ends. It seems like something comes up every time. But getting hit in the head [is something] I don't think I can prevent. It's just the way it's going right now. At least it's not during the season or the last week of Spring Training. |
It was nice to lead off the game and kind of set the tone for us. |
It was real nice to get back out there and do some things on the field. |
It was really an eye-opener. I guess I took some things for granted when it came to hydration and nutrition. I learned a valuable lesson. |
It wasn't the usual Sunday game. We wanted to come out with a win. |
It will be fun. Maybe we'll have words then. |
It'll be great to be part of the team again, just joke around and not have to stretch by myself. |
It's a lot of responsibility, but I'm up for the challenge. |
It's a pretty important asset, especially with a group like ours. The players want to know what the manager thinks. With Lloyd, you pretty much had to figure that out on your own. Jim Tracy's known to talk to his players, and that makes guys happy. |
It's been kind of frustrating. I've never been a guy who has had a lot of injuries. I always had 500 at bats every season in the minor leagues. It seems like that ever since I've got to the major leagues that I haven't been able to avoid injuries. |
It's just tight and they don't want to throw me out there. A hamstring [problem] isn't one of those things that just goes away. I'm kind of day-to-day. |
It's nice to know that the opportunity to start is there and I'm excited about it, but I've got to go to spring training and play hard every day. I can't go in with the attitude that I have the club made. A lot of things can happen and I'm trying to be as prepared as possible. |
It's nice to see a lot of smiles after a game. |
It's not that there was a flaw in my running. It's that they found I was leaning a certain way, and I didn't have the muscle buildup necessary to support that style of running. That was how the groin was hurt. It was carrying too much of the stress. |