[Boston's offense] does wear on us, ... especially when you get two runs yourself and they get three or four more. |
A lot of it comes from Opening Day at home. Hopefully I play well enough that I get more attention — even though I don't like it, that means I'm playing well. |
Everyone thinks the clubhouse had problems last year. We didn't have problems. It was just frustration because we weren't playing well. That's when trouble starts. |
He did a good job. Going into that [game] blind was tough. He [went] out there and he executed. |
He didn't get it in as far as the first one. I just put a good swing on it. I can't quite tell you why it went out of the ballpark, but the pitch was in a good spot for me. It was in an area where I could hit it hard. |
He's nasty. That's why the Yankees went and got him and that's why Chicago has him now. He's going to be huge for them in the playoffs. |
Hearing all the time I couldn't do this and couldn't do that put a chip on my shoulder. |
I can control going out and playing hard everyday and trying to improve myself, and Carlos is the same way. I can't control what Carlos does. If we're in a ballgame and he's there, I want to try to help him anyway possible and try to help the team win and I know it's the same way with him. |
I can definitely see why he's such a coveted player. |
I continue to go out there and work, and I want to become one of the better defensive first basemen in the league. |
I didn't think in my wildest dreams I'd be on any of these shows or be doing any of this like I am. I mean, it's fun, but it's kind of overwhelming and kind of shocking. |
I don't drink Red Bull. I don't drink red pop. I do chew Big Red gum. I've tasted red pop and it wasn't for me. |
I don't expect to hit home runs. I expect to hit the ball hard. They're just going out of the park right now. Whether they will a week from now, two weeks from now, who knows? |
I don't feel like I'm doing anything differently. I couldn't explain what's going on other than I'm hitting the ball hard and they're going out of the ballpark. That's all I can tell you. |
I feel like my actions speak for themselves, whether I play well against them or not. But there is a part of me that definitely wants to play well against them. |