Eric Young
Eric Young
Eric Orlando Young Sr.is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and left fielder. He played college baseball and college football for Rutgers University. He resides in New Brunswick, New Jersey...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 May 1967
everybody excited hits seventh
We were able to get consecutive hits right there in that seventh inning to get it going a little bit. (It) got everybody excited on the bench.
fighting hopefully kept last team
That's the way we kept fighting and kept fighting last year, and hopefully this team will take on that same attitude.
full innings job nine playing
We're not playing the full nine innings to get the job done,
fans needed
We needed this. Our fans were huge, and we really responded to their support.
alive bottom instead keeping line putting
We're keeping them alive instead of putting them away. That's the bottom line right now.
feeling individual message move playoffs stake
Was it positive? Yes. Very positive. It's up to every individual to take the message and have it move them to the way they perform. I know what's at stake here. I've been to the playoffs two times and know there's no feeling like it.
guys looking
Guys are always looking for the edge. I think they'll just find something else.
good might quality struggling
We might be struggling but those are two good quality pitchers. Dontrelle wasn't an All-Star for nothing. And Beckett, if he had been healthy, would have been an All-Star, too.
equation
She was part of the equation that got me back so quick.
build cooking gets good guess home maintain motto until
I've always had the motto that you should build at home and maintain on the road. I think it's just early. I guess the cooking doesn't get good until it gets a little warmer.
chance giving step
This is giving us (freshman) experience. It's giving a chance to step up.
allowed charge full innings job nine playing settle took
We allowed him to settle in and he took charge of the game. We're not playing the full nine innings to get the job done.
seen
I have not seen him look or even say I'm tired.
affect attend couple good request
I had a couple of (immigrants) request the day off. Everyone that wanted to attend or not attend was good enough to request a day off. It did not affect us or our customers.