Jason Bay
Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bayis a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseballfor the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 September 1978
CityTrail, Canada
limelight
I don't really like the limelight.
tests handle persons
It really tests you as a person as far as whether you can handle failure.
guy way walkers
Larry Walker paved the way for guys like me.
prove
I'm not out to prove anything to anybody.
thinking littles bits
I can do a little bit of everything, I'd like to think.
baseball boston waiting
Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.
boxes feels seeing
I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.
hockey stuck
I tried hockey, but it never stuck.
clubhouse couple expecting great guys last people reasonably saying
There are expectations this year. I'm not saying great expectations, but I think people are reasonably expecting us to be a lot more competitive than we've been the last couple of years. I know the guys in the clubhouse have a different feeling.
highs
It's been a lot of highs and lows, especially for March.
batting love squeeze sure
He said, ?I'd love to take batting practice,' and I said, ?I'm sure we can squeeze you in. I don't think it's going to be a problem.
losing middle nice olympics season
He said it makes up for losing in the Olympics. He said he wanted to say congratulations and to tell the guys, ?Way to go.' It was nice of him to take that time, in the middle of the season and right after Olympics -- he had a lot going on. It was a nice gesture.
certain contract exciting flattering focus level maintain people talking time year
With the year I've had and the way things are going with the contract talks, it's a very exciting time for me. Not too many people get to go through something like this, ... You're talking about life-changing money. At the same time, you've got to maintain a certain level of focus and level-headedness. It's more flattering than anything.
proud proud-to-be-an-american
I don't denounce being Canadian at any point, but I'm definitely proud to be an American.