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
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That was one time that I was not going to take the extra base. If it was earlier in the game, I probably was going to take the extra base. You've got to give your best guy the opportunity to win the game.
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I just feel very comfortable with two strikes. It's one of those situations where you don't want to do anything wrong, but you want to be able to sit back and relax. The one thing I don't want to do is get any kind of jumpiness, any type of anything, into my body except focusing on the baseball.
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Nobody's talking about that. That's the first I've heard of it. We're just playing each game hard.
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It's really not my game. If you ask Tony, he doesn't like me to do it.
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He's doing well. The kidney is doing great. He's in some pain from the surgery, but we couldn't ask for anything better.
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I feel almost like a freedom. You get to swing at a pitch no matter where it is. I love it.
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I had been facing live pitching right up until I came here. So it wasn't as different for me today as maybe some other guys.
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Being in a situation where we were both coming to a new (place), we got to hanging out together. We're seeing the dividends now.
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Without a doubt, ... His location was unbelievable. You watch the film and he throws the ball up a lot, but today he was throwing the ball down, right at the knees, on the corners. He did a fantastic job tonight.
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It's one of those things. Baseball is a funny game. Every club can beat any club. They come out and play great against us. It's hard to believe to see where they're standing. They've got a great club.