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
cake cuts eat government income increases permanent tax wants war
He wants to make the tax cuts permanent that reduces income to the government while we're in war which increases expenses.. I don't know how you can have your cake and eat it to.
game guys inside knows man respect talk
He knows the game inside out. If you talk to guys in their clubhouse, they all respect him as a man and as a manager.
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.
aggressive hope
He was a little more aggressive than I thought he would be. I hope he comes out of it unscathed.
cubs cut doubly dreams missed playing school special team watch
I cut school in '84 to see the Cubs and Padres. This is my team. It's special. It's doubly special for me. I missed school to watch this team play. I had dreams of playing for the Padres.
baseball expect game giants knew scoreboard staff takes watch win won
This was a very big game for us. We don't want to scoreboard watch too much, but we knew the Giants had won (in Washington). Jake is our staff ace, and he is our stopper. When he takes the mound, we expect to win baseball games.
baseball expected far fare ourselves playing win worried
We expected to win this division, we said it from day one, and we want to go far in the playoffs. We're worried about ourselves playing better baseball because if we don't, we're not going to fare too well in the post-season.
coming good series
We've got a good mind-set. We're relaxed. Coming into this series we were the underdogs. We've got nothing to lose, and I think that we'll go out and play like it.
season
What a season. I've never been through a season like this.
games reference swagger
Now, we can have some swagger in these late-inning games because we have done it before. We have a reference point.
buy couple extra love realize win
Obviously, I realize how important it is. I want to be out there. But it's still there. Hopefully, it will be better tomorrow. I'd love to have us win and buy me a couple of extra days.
goat home last obviously
Obviously (the home run) was the last thing on my mind. I went from goat to hero.
mr richard riding
Richard will be riding for Mr Pipe, that is correct.
appreciate dad good marine military son special took
Me being the son of a Marine for 30 years, it's an even more special day for myself. My dad will be here tonight. Unfortunately, it took Sept. 11 for a good part of Americans to appreciate what the military does for us. ... Tonight's a special evening.