I'm getting consistent at the plate. I'm starting to see teams for the second and third times. I'm settling in. I think it's working. |
If it does work, then there's a base open and they're going to walk me anyway. I don't understand the theory why he stole there. It doesn't seem to be a good green-light situation with two outs. I'd rather there not be a base open and give me a chance to drive in the run. |
If not now, then when? The time is perfect for a change, I think. I know I can do better than I've been doing. Right now my swing is in a bad place. |
If we could jump out and play well early, you get some confidence. Then things kind of snowball. |
It surprised me that he went home. |
It would be nice to win it; it would say I was able to stay on the field, ... But it's not an award you want to win more than once. |
It's a loss. It's frustrating. No matter how close it is, it still goes into the loss column. |
It's a way to have some fun in the clubhouse. |
It's fun, because he's not used to any of this. I can't believe he's never seen an exploding pen. I figured they made those things in Japan. Once I assured him that his face wasn't on fire, he was cool with it. |
It's funny because earlier in the game, I'd had a single with Raul (Ibanez) on second base and he didn't score, ... We were joking on the bench. Reeder said he would have scored on that one. And then later he's on second and he doesn't score. It's just one of those things. We didn't think any more about it. |
It's going to be a tough month, a tough first six weeks. But you've got to play these teams sometimes, and now is a good time to see where we're at. You can always catch fire. |
It's kind of a point you try to reach as a power hitter, |
It's nice, especially in this ballpark, because there were a lot of questions about whether I could do it here. |
It's no big thing, it's just there. |
It's not a milestone. When you first get to the big leagues, you don't think in terms of getting 1,000 hits. It's just something that can happen when you stay around awhile. |