Pretty much anything that's sold in the U.S. hasn't tested positive. But you have to be careful with anything from out of the country. |
Since hurting my knee the first time, I've had problems squatting and doing certain things because the bottom part of my [kneecap] scruffs against something and causes inflammation, ... Hopefully, this [surgery] makes it easier for me next year. |
Since hurting my knee the first time, I've had problems squatting and doing certain things because the bottom part of my [kneecap] scruffs against something and causes inflammation. Hopefully, this [surgery] makes it easier for me next year. |
That always seems to happen when you're making a lot of money. And teams always need catching. You can't control it. |
The fastball away is his No. 1 pitch. How many hitters can take a fastball away and hit it to right-center or up the middle? He'll have to locate that consistently. |
The last couple of years I've had constant inflammation. I took drugs for it and kept playing, but after the season I wanted to get it taken care of. [Dr. Steve Lombardo] looked at me and said he'd recommend surgery even if I wasn't a professional athlete. |
This can only help my game. |
This is the best I've felt in terms of hitting the ball hard. Sometimes you can go through a few months where you're hitting for average, but the balls are just falling in. I feel I'm hitting it hard. Most of it was just correcting some flaws in my swing. |
We played all year and came up one game short. It's hard to get over that. |
When you're not playing well, you can't beat anybody. It's a matter of us not playing well as a team. |
You like to win in any game. It helps to build a winning attitude. I think it's a good sign for us. |
You think about that stuff every year, because there are only so many chances that you get in a career. You see guys who play 15 years and never get the chance to go to the playoffs. And you don't want to be one of those guys. |
You're at a slight disadvantage (batting eighth) because the pitcher is behind you. That makes it harder because you don't see as many pitches to hit. |