A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. |
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. |
Baseball is a lot more fun when you're winning. Right now, we haven't been winning. Hopefully, we can get this thing going pretty soon. We have the players. We just have to put it together here. |
Every year is different. In the past, I thought I belonged in the big leagues even when I got sent down. This year I know it's where I belong, and I'm still going down to Memphis. It doesn't make me any happier to go, but I'm in the best shape of my life and I feel like I've got my swing in pretty good shape right now. I'm confident, whatever uniform I put on every day. That's not going to change. |
Everybody's got a different path. Like I say, there's not a better place to be right now, so I'm happy. |
Guys asked me if I had lost 30 pounds. Well, no. |
He did a good job of mixing up his pitches after that first inning. He settled down and threw to both sides of the plate. |
I had a feeling he was going to start with a slider, try to get a strike away. It dove away, and I took a decent pass at it. And then, yeah, from there, I could have tightened it down a little bit more. He was looking for me to chase, which I did. |
I just put my head down and played hard. Every pitch, every at-bat, I concentrated on playing baseball. |
I knew there was a chance, but I don't count my chickens until they hatch. Hopefully I get a chance to help the team. |
I saw the ball pretty well off the bat. There are times when you don't get chances to make any catches. |
I was on Cloud 9. |
I was trying to get a little quicker. Hopefully that will help me defensively. |
I was very pleased with the enthusiasm showed by our players. It was good to see that type of attitude in a district opener. The win started us off nicely in district and hopefully we can keep moving in the right direction. |
I would take the bench role. And that's just the stage that I'm at in my career. I think I'm excited about a big-league opportunity, whichever opportunity it is at this point. ... I want to play at the highest level, and that's the major leagues and that's playing on a team like this. |