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
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 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.
best game played playing team
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.
best game played playing team
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.
busting knew line tail
I was busting my tail down the line because I knew it was going to be a bang-bang play at first,
man respect
I respect him as a man and as a manager.
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 ...
bush definitely guys list top
Reggie Bush and the RBV All-Stars. Those guys definitely are at the top of my list for 2005.
lose
It could've been devastating for us to lose (yesterday's game),
maybe mess monday punches took
Maybe if we could have put them away, he wouldn't have come back. We made a mess of this, and we took two big punches on Monday and Tuesday. But we're still standing.
model role ways welcome
There are so many other ways that they could go with their lives. If I can be a role model in any way, I welcome that.
case confident extremely hit matter talked
Khalil and I talked about it, ... He's just extremely confident that he can hit it out in this ballpark, because no matter where you hit it, it can go out of this ballpark. That's not the case in our park.
far hitter percentage productive trying
My whole thing is getting on base. My on-base percentage is the No. 1 thing. That equates to runs, ... I'm just trying to be productive as far as being a leadoff hitter and being on base.
bunch guys pressures succumbed teams
I think most teams would have succumbed to the pressures and folded. We have a bunch of guys who are fighters.