All the guys in the clubhouse love him. A lot of superstars aren't the way he is. |
But it would definitely be a big blow to the team if he is out for the whole season. |
He just got a fastball in and I tried to get the bat on it and I was lucky enough to get it up in the air and wrap it around the pole. |
I felt like we let him off the hook. To his credit, he settled down. |
I had no problems. It was encouraging to get back into a game again. |
I have spread out my stance just a touch and worked on keeping my hands back just a little further. I think that led to the success I've had the past week. I'm going to write all these things down and hope I can take this into next year. |
I kind of figured something out at the plate, |
I think it's the fact that Reed and I both accept our roles. We're comfortable. Obviously, both of us would love to play every day, but we know exactly how it works because we went through it last year. |
I went up there looking for a pitch to handle. Unfortunately I didn't quite get the hit. I thought that could have been a hit. I was running hard and he got me by a step. |
I'd done the hard part first. I got the big hits, then I know I just needed a single, but it wasn't to be. |
I'm excited. I don't know what to expect, but it should be fun. |
I'm excited. I don't know what to expect, but it should be fun. I'm looking forward to playing with the different guys -- guys I've never played with before and some of these Italian guys. |
I'm very proud of myself because I could have just fell flat on myself and let it go. (I could have) said: 'You know what, crappy season and we'll get 'em next year,' but I didn't. I kept my head up, even though there are times I am reminded of what happened. I've been able to use that as motivation. |
In my head, I was figuring, 'I thought I hit it better than that,' |
It looks a lot nicer, ... It's a nice number, but what are you going to do? We're not going to be disappointed and we're going to take a lot of positive things out of the season. It would have been nice to finish 81-81 though. |