Bret Boone
Bret Boone
Bret Robert Booneis a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During his career Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He is a member of the Boone family, one of the most recognizable families in baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 April 1969
CityEl Cajon, CA
accustomed couple form level
I have to show I have regained the form I had a couple of years ago. If I can't play like an All-Star then I'm not going to play. If I can't play at the level I am accustomed to I won't be here. I will go home.
game good played
I played this game too long and did a lot of good things to go out like that. I played my way out and I didn't want to go out that way. I wanted to go out on my own terms.
fastball gets slider throw trouble
He's a pain-in-the-neck when he's on. He can throw his fastball at 97 (mph) and slider at 92, but gets in trouble with his control. He has to throw strikes.
polish
I'm not like Ichiro. I don't polish my glove every day,
career finish finishing irrelevant
It's irrelevant to me. It's not about that. It's about finishing my career the way I want to finish it.
hard winter worked
This is closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could.
intend
I want to play again; I intend to play again,
came conclusion decision emotional tough
It was a very tough and emotional day for me, but it's all I've ever done and ever known. It was a tough decision that I thought through, and I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to play anymore.
It's a wrench in our schedule, without a doubt.
expect full great next year
I'm going to give this everything I've got, go at it full force. I expect to go out and have a great season. When I'm back next year and I don't have that feeling, I'll go home. And no one will have to tell me. I'll know. I'll go home.
career chance given last mets plan season tremendous year
I look at this as a tremendous opportunity. Last year was a season I'd like to forget. The Mets have given me a chance to revive my career and I plan to make the most of it.
love wasting
That's what I remember, being a kid, and he's got so much love right now for this game. That's how you need to be in this game. You've got to have that. And when you don't have that, you're wasting everybody's time.