Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts
Outfielder with incredible raw speed and base-stealing skills, he was a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 May 1972
looked played watched
I watched (on TV) when they played the Aztecs, ... They looked good.
concerned dwell record season
For us to be concerned about it and to dwell on our record over the season is counterproductive,
last worse
I don't know if we can do that again. But I don't think it can get any worse than some of last month.
ahead far win
But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we need to win one game.
biggest doubt team victory win
It would have been devastating, really. For us to find a way to come up with a team victory ... it's the biggest win of our year, no doubt about it.
extensive impacts talking
You're talking about a catastrophic disaster, with extensive damage. Look at the impacts of Katrina: You're going to get that all over again.
funding high school
I wanted to find something that was different and a lot of times overlooked, and that's high school kids. The funding often is not there,
goat home last obviously
Obviously (the home run) was the last thing on my mind. I went from goat to hero.
glue guy pivotal rock
He's kind of like the pivotal guy on this team. He's been the rock or the glue or whatever. He's the one guy you don't want to lose.
finished game match par stood win
He was all-square stood on the 18th, then finished with a par to win his game and halve the match overall.
lose
It could've been devastating for us to lose (yesterday's game),
bullpen obviously strongest
Our bullpen obviously is the strongest part of our team. I like our chances, I really do. If we can get to the bullpen ...
clubhouse dwelling
No one in this clubhouse is dwelling on our record,
bring energy game
I wanted to bring energy out of the gate. After a game like yesterday, you don't want it to snowball. I think that was big for Jake.