Quotes about batting
batting great last moving people seventh ticked trusting willie
Look, I started off batting seventh last year, so to me it was great that Willie started trusting me, moving me up a little at a time. People tell me all the time, 'You should be ticked off where you're hitting.' But I'm not, not at all. David Wright
batting close continue hoping playing
I still need to take a close look at my batting mechanics, but I'm just hoping that I'll able to continue playing like this.
batting field great practice
We don't get to take batting practice, which is kind of a bummer. But just being on the field is a great experience.
batting practice talked unheard
We are the only two that ever talked all the way through batting practice. That is unheard of. Sparky Anderson
batting best clicked guess played playing
We played the best batting combination and it clicked in the first two Tests. But I guess we now have to think about playing the best batsmen in best positions. Rahul Dravid
batting behind cricket fantastic justin match mean test
It doesn't mean he's finished. Also we'd like him to concentrate on his long-form-of-the-game batting and reignite that partnership that he has with Justin Langer because, after all, in Test match cricket they've been fantastic in being the cornerstone behind a lot of big scores.
batting field fly practice taking time
I think I'll know more after today. It's the first time I'm on the field with batting practice and taking grounders and fly balls. We'll see how it responds. Chris Burke
batting benefit bowling coach definitely next specialist step
I think going to that next step of having a specialist batting coach and a specialist bowling coach would definitely be a benefit to us. Brett Lee
batting hard pitching season stay strong work
I still want to work hard and get better. I really want my batting to come around and stay strong the whole season and I want to have my pitching to be strong too.
batting boys good key performance
I thought it was a very professional performance from our boys. The key was the bowling. They bowled really well on a good batting track.
batting encouraged encouragement excited few friend good great guy hitter include johnny last natural next places preferred presence return sign spoke strongly teammate week whose year
Johnny and I spoke a few times over the last week and I strongly encouraged him to sign with the Yankees. It is good to know that our lineup next year will include a natural leadoff hitter whose presence allows Jeter and A-Rod to return to their preferred places in the batting order. Johnny is a good friend and a great guy to have in the clubhouse. I am very excited about having him as a teammate again. Jason Giambi
batting fill opened order positions various
He can fill various positions in the batting order as we've seen. He's opened for Queensland, and he can bat in the middle.
batting fires grace lose veteran
If Grace stomps to the clubhouse, fires his batting helmet, ... I'm probably going to lose every veteran on the team.
batting expected prepare
If I know who I'm batting after, who's batting before me, I can better prepare for what I'm going to need to do or what's going to be expected of me in my at bat.
batting build definitely hit position running start
I definitely want to build my batting average. I also think I can start running more this year. I've always wanted to be put in that position and to hit and run more.
batting calmed feeling game mentally practice quite swing
I feel all right, my swing just doesn't feel quite right. In batting practice you can get away with a lot of stuff, but a game is different. I just want to get it calmed down and have the feeling mentally that I can go out and perform. Brad Wilkerson
batting definitely gives near options top
She'll definitely be near the top of the batting order. She gives us some options because she can play anywhere.
batting carries days himself knows played player ups
So far, he's batting 1.000. He carries himself very well. Being a player who played recently, he has everyone's respect. He knows what it's like to go through an 82-game season. It's tough; you're going to have your ups and downs. Some days you're going to be tired, and he understands that. Mark Parrish
batting class four practice room spent three time training
I was in there three or four times every day during the week. I went before class and after class and before practice and then after batting practice. I think I spent more time in the training room than I did in class this week.
batting happen john knack
John has a knack for making things happen batting where he does.
batting bed cloudy conscious dark easier gets guys jumping missing morning road sleep sleeping sunny wake waking worried
Guys tell me they sleep on the road a lot easier and better than they do at home, ... At home, you end up waking at 7:00 in the morning because you're used to getting up early. On the road, you're not worried about sleeping in and missing batting practice. You're always conscious here of oversleeping. You don't want to wake up in a panic, especially if it's cloudy or dark outside. If it gets sunny early, you're jumping out of bed and it could be 6 o'clock. Dusty Baker
batting count final hitter outfield pitching playing season weak
Going into his final season we are going to count on him on the mound, in the outfield and at bat. There is no designated hitter for Alan. His batting and pitching are a plus, and even if he is playing in the outfield there is not a weak link.
batting love squeeze sure
He said, ?I'd love to take batting practice,' and I said, ?I'm sure we can squeeze you in. I don't think it's going to be a problem. Jason Bay
batting certainly extent spring taking tough training
He's just doing the things that we thought he had to do. He's doing the things he did in spring training and he's done in batting practice. Now he's taking it to the game. Has he got it completely down? No. But he's certainly got it down to the extent that he's a tough out. Frank Robinson
batting definitely face pitchers practice stuff tells
His stuff is so good. We face him in live batting practice and he tells you what's coming. Not many pitchers do that. He definitely has closer's stuff.
batting grown hitting nice role third year
I thought going into this year that I would be a role player. I didn't think I would be hitting as well as I am, but I've grown comfortable and it's been working out well. Batting third makes you a big part of the lineup and it's nice to be an important part of the team.
batting chance eight gives ninth pitches seen throw
I think batting ninth really gives me a chance to see everything that the pitches has. I've probably seen him throw all his pitches to the first eight hitters.
batting bowling fault good number perspective position smart tonight
I think tonight we just did not play very smart at all. We were in a good position from our batting perspective but there were some things with our bowling as well, they were all combined. It was not any one person's fault or any one person's non-performance, it was a combination of a number of things.
batting easy struggle total
It is not easy batting out there. Getting any total is going to be a struggle. Ian Bell
batting feeling last league mostly pitching practice routine season trying year
Last year I mostly only pitched bullpens and batting practice. I went into the season without pitching in a big league game. But I was feeling great. So we're trying to keep the same routine here. Eddie Guardado
batting bullpen miss missed practice throw
I didn't miss any bullpen sessions. I just missed batting practice. You can throw all of the bullpens you want, and it's just not the same.
batting practice
He will take batting practice today, and we'll make an evaluation. We'll see how it feels. Joe Girardi
batting behind giving guy happens shot
He's contributing big-time to our winning, being on base, prolonging the inning, giving a shot to the guy batting behind him. It happens every year. Felipe Alou