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
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I was just running as hard as I could, wanting to make them make a play, and the next thing you know, the ball was in my chest and my arms. I just wanted to make a good bunt and put some pressure on them. It was bang-bang, and fortunately it got by him.
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If you look at the last few World Series champions, ... The Angels, and how well that team played together, and the Marlins, a bunch of young guys at that time that just enjoyed being together. That goes a long way.
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It's definitely not overrated. When you spend so much time together you have to have guys get along. You're going to have some tough times, and when guys can genuinely get along, then it makes it a lot easier to overcome some of the adversity.
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I think last year in the World Series, they did some things that were out of character for them, as far as executing. They didn't seem like the same team as this year. They're very relaxed. You just can't really see any weaknesses in that team.
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Regardless of what our record is, the goal is to make the playoffs. If you win 100 games and you don't get to the postseason, what good is it? I guarantee you every single team that wins more games than us this year would like to be in our position.
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(Webb) is a very good pitcher, when his sinker is on, its tough to get consecutive hits against him, but tonight we put some good at bats against him.
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For you to instill that in your players now puts them in a better position to succeed later. It's easy to bunt if you've practiced it, but you can't ask him to bunt in the (playoffs) if he's never done it.
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You've got the best player, possibly, who's ever played this game back to a team that's been playing well. It's one of those things where you try not to get too down on yourself as an organization because we could have put them away.
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It's easier the second year. You've got new coaches and they've got to build relationships with the high school coaches. There's no question it's easier the next year.
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Obviously, it makes it a lot more interesting. You've got the best player, possibly, who's ever played this game back to a team that's been playing well.
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He's a hell of a back. We just tried to get him to fight through this because it always comes around. I think he felt he didn't have a chance and wasn't going to play no matter what he did.
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I feel great. It was good for my alignment. It's hard to describe, but I feel good.
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If they can bring in the revenue to help pay for the stadium, it's fine with me.
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We have had several reports of children being shot by them.