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
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.
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We needed to play hard all game, not just the last ten minutes. We need to work harder and end this series as soon as possible.
easily time
We could easily have quit. This is a time when we could have easily conceded.
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We're used to this. After all, it's just mud and water, easily cleaned.
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We're used to this. The people that it really affects the most are the poorer folks that maybe are renting and might not have the means and transportation to get their possessions moved to higher ground in time. They lose everything.
season
What a season. I've never been through a season like this.
early great obvious runs spot today
Today was a do-or-die for them, and he pitched a great game. It's obvious that he is a big-game pitcher. So when you spot him some runs early and he has that cushion, then it makes him that much better.
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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.
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trying to get guys to understand that you have to work the count, you have to swing at strikes, do all those kinds of things good teams do on the offensive end. But they just haven't been able to do it.
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You don't always want to wait until the ninth inning to win games, but we haven't had that. That propels us, to know we can win at any time. You don't want to go into the postseason scuffling.
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When you win a game in dramatic fashion, it kind of re-energizes you,
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There are clearly stated problems that we have to identify and have to uncover. The overlying theme is things that would lead to sudden incapacitation,
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Yeah, I think it could have been worse, without a doubt. After the MRIs, hopefully we're going to get good news. It's going to be hard to keep both of us out of the lineup. This time of year, it's hard to keep us out.
guys opportunity team veteran
We've got a veteran ballclub, and guys who are still very hungry. There's a lot of guys on this team who haven't won. This is an opportunity for us, and we don't want to let it go. There's been no panic, and guys are still banding together.