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
want
I just want to become a great leadoff hitter.
teacher real hero
Listen to your parents, do your homework and listen to your teachers. Those are the real heroes.
running games would-be
Nobody even mentioned the word losing, losing games. We know we've been a losing franchise. He just wanted to say something back like he's always running his mouth. That's what he does. He runs his mouth all the time. Nobody was blaming him for anything. For him to come back at me was a personal attack. I feel that if there is anything that he is unsure about, tell him I would be more than happy to say it in his face, or any kind of other way, that would make him understand.
challenge gonna knock pins respond setting
We're gonna have to respond to the challenge a little bit. (Ownership) is setting up the pins for us, and we have to knock them down. They're setting it up for the players, and we have to get it done.
finally handled hard impressed inspired saying stayed worked
He stayed in there and worked hard and finally got his shot, that's what inspired me. I was impressed with the way he handled his whole situation. Never complaining about stuff, never saying if this would have went this way, this would have happened. He said this is the way it is.
glad hate mostly scared somebody
I'm glad to see him back out there pitching, ... I was mostly scared for his health. He is important to their team. You hate to see somebody go down like that.
antsy forward looking pace sure wants
I'm looking forward to it. I'm a little antsy right now. I just have to make sure I just keep at the pace everyone wants me to go at and go from there.
bone bruise definitely fine found four game gotten months patient season six start takes wait wind
Once I found out it was a bone bruise and it takes four to six months to heal, then I was fine with that. It's only been four months, and it's definitely gotten better. ... I just have to be patient and wait for it to heal. I mean, if the season was going to start today, I'd wind up playing. It's not one of those things where I'm going to be out. If we had to play a game today, I'd be ready.
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.
adrenaline front fun rush
The adrenaline rush is there, ... It's fun to play in front of the big crowds. It's exciting.
move punishment situations
He's in one of those situations where you just have to go through it, man. You just have to go through the punishment and move on.
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.'
groove positive season seems start time
Everything seems so positive around here. You want to see where this new positive way will take us. It's time to get back in the groove so we can start this season off with a bang.
jump program reason score starting worry
It's just one of of those things you have to program yourself to not worry about. It's no reason to jump on our starting pitchers. We just have to go out and score more runs.