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
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,
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.
fun move time
I was a part of a lot of fun things, but it was my time to move on.
brain brains outer somewhere
I don't know where my brain was. Somewhere it never was before. Well, I'm back from outer space.
intend
I want to play again; I intend to play again,
easy gives hard last walk winter worked
This really gives me some closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could, and it would have been easy to walk away after last year.