Carl Crawford
Carl Crawford
Carl Demonte Crawford, nicknamed "The Perfect Storm", is an American professional baseball player who is a free agent. He bats and throws left-handed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth5 August 1981
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
few guys needs team whatever
We've got some power, we've got some speed. We've got a few guys who can do whatever the team needs situation-wise.
fits knows needs
He knows what's what and what he needs to do. He just has the mind-set to be a real professional and business-like and to find where he fits in.
game hit home last needs runs trying whatever within year
Last year I was trying to hit home runs too much. This year I'm going to play within the game. Whatever the game needs for us to win, that's what I'm going to do.
nice saw second team together year
I saw the team we had Lou's first year and his second year. They put together a nice team. The year after that, you should be getting better, ... When I saw that we went backwards, I said: 'I don't think Lou is going to be around here too much longer.'
ambassador bank behind best credit jolly knew marine taking worked
Jolly McCarty was one of my best friends. You never knew what he did because he did so much. He always worked behind the scenes, never taking credit for what he did. He was the ambassador for Merchants & Marine Bank and for our community.
bat pitch
You just want the first pitch you can get the bat on. You do what you can do with it.
bases everybody figure hit home runs
Stealing bases is just something I like to do. I figure if I can hit home runs and steal bases, I'd be different than everybody else.
adrenaline front fun rush
The adrenaline rush is there, ... It's fun to play in front of the big crowds. It's exciting.
fun good player
That would be a good thing for this organization. It would give us some kind of identity. It would be exciting. He's a fun player with a lot of energy.
balls felt hit
It felt good. I hit some balls hard.
calling count funny guys nfl order pitch ready spot study technology watch
We watch so much film, calling up pitch by pitch, count by count in order to spot tendencies. Technology is a big part of how I get ready for a game. What's funny is a lot of the NFL guys say they study the 'Madden' game; that's how they learn to read offenses and defenses.
care
Yeah, that'll just have to take care of itself, ... I'll just have to go out there and play, don't try to do nothing different and just see what happens.
expecting
We were kind of expecting it, but we didn't know when.
definitely easier guys intense last relaxed seem
We're not exaggerating at all, it's definitely a different feeling. It's a little more comfortable. Things were more intense last year. Guys seem more comfortable about what they're doing on a day-to-day basis. It's a more relaxed atmosphere. It makes things easier to operate.