David Eckstein
David Eckstein
David Mark Ecksteinis a retired American professional baseball player who was an infielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida, and has played professionally for the Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres. Eckstein won the 2006 World Series Most Valuable Player Award...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 January 1975
CitySanford, FL
found help hole
You just want to find some way to help the team. I know it wasn't really pretty but it just found a hole and I was able to do the job.
ashley mom planning wedding
We had a lot of last-minute planning to do, a lot of things. But her mom did a lot with the wedding and Ashley did a lot, too.
capable couple guys hitting home runs
We have a couple of guys capable of hitting a lot of home runs that haven't yet.
average defense guy night plays single
When you have a guy like (Pujols) who every single night comes out and with the lineups we've had has the average he has, the homers he has, the RBIs he has ... and plays defense the way he plays defense, that's (the MVP). It's not even a question.
people
Yeah, that's what people say. We'll see if that's true. But I know that in this lineup, I'm just going to do everything I can to get on base. That's my job.
bothering cover run
We had our chances. I think his hamstring was bothering him. There was a play when he didn't run to cover first base. There may be something there.
envelope happen hit lay management pushed ran
We didn't lay back and let things happen today, ... We hit and ran and just pushed the envelope all day, that really show Tony's management style.
expected home pack plans win
We expected to win. I didn't even pack anything (Wednesday) or make any plans for getting home because I thought we would win tonight.
balls eight hard nine pitcher throw
You get a pitcher to throw eight balls in a row like that (actually eight balls in nine pitches), and it can be hard for him to get back in the zone.
field held home stay wait
We held home field advantage. One thing we've got to do, we've got to stay aggressive. We can't wait to get over there.
hit
When Berkman hit the homer, the place was unbelievable. They were so loud.
chance consistent definitely good
We've definitely got a chance to be a lot more consistent than we've been the first 11 games. We did a lot of good things out there today.
five players top twenty watched
Twenty or 30 years from now, you're probably going to say you've watched one of the top five players to ever play this game.
five players top twenty watched
Twenty or 30 years from now, you're probably going to say you've watched one of the top five players to ever play this game.