I came in after it like it was a low line drive, as opposed to a ball that kept carrying. |
I didn't hear about it until this morning. I'm going to call him this afternoon. I hope he's OK. |
I don't know how many we've lost in a row. I'm trying to forget about it. |
I don't know how to answer that. Even if you have two good years, you've got to do a third. If you have three, you have to do it four. I've got to prove I can do it again, that the Royals did not catch lightning in a bottle or that it was a fluke. I don't think so, but there will always be questions. |
I value it. You never take it for granted. |
I wouldn't call it spasms, just a little stiffness in there. I'm not locking up or anything like that. I've been working so hard it kind of caught up with me. It is nothing serious. It is so much better than it was yesterday. |
I'd never call it a laugher but it's a lot easier on the pitchers, |
I'll bet they felt the same way about Ibanez when he came here, ... So much for that fourth outfielder theory. |
I'm not going to say I have a chip on my shoulder. I'm not even thinking about last year. I can't wait to get it (2006) started. |
If I lost my case, I wasn't going to lose any sleep over it. Winning it worked out for me. I've got a little extra money. My goal is not winning the arbitration case but to be prepared for this season. |
That was no fly ball, that was a line drive, ... I knew I had no chance to catch that ball. Did you think I was going to catch it? |
There are aggressive and not-aggressive players. I'm aggressive. I try to make plays maybe I shouldn't try to make. I won't say they are stupid, but they are aggressive mistakes. Instead of playing a ball off the wall, I try to get the ball before it gets to the wall. If I make a mistake, I'm not making excuses. If I miss a ball, I miss a ball. Maybe it is because I'm too aggressive. I don't want to change. I'm not worried about my defense. |
We got some hits off him early. I wouldn't say he was a hittable pitcher. He didn't look ordinary. |
Yeah, because I didn't have to be on the bases today, ... I [messed] up enough. |
You can't plan on hitting the ball soft. He threw it soft, so I hit it soft. They were catching the hard ones anyway. |