Jay Payton
Jay Payton
Jason Lee "Jay" Paytonis a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has played for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Oakland AthleticsBaltimore Oriolesand the Colorado Rockies in 2010. He batted and threw right-handed. Payton was an opposite-field hitter with some power. He had great speed as a runner, but did not steal many bases. Defensively, he was a solid outfielder with an above average arm, and his quickness getting rid of the ball helped...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 November 1972
formula hits magic night nine runs
We get two hits one night and nine runs the next. If someone can come up with a magic formula on why that happens, he could make millions. That's just baseball.
advantage problem stretch
Our problem down the stretch was not being able to take advantage of our opportunities. That's pretty much why we are where we are.
bats dictate expect
I expect a lot of at bats and a lot of work. I know that play will dictate how many at bats I will get.
arm broken goes guess might thinking
I didn't want to go headfirst because I'm thinking, if he goes feet-first, then I get spiked. I guess he wasn't really thinking about that too much because he went in headfirst. I thought I might have broken his arm or something at first, but he was OK.
anybody cut front slide throw trying
I didn't have anybody to throw to, so I had to take off for second. I was just trying to cut him off and slide in front of the bag,
cold days hot
When you play 162 games, you are going to be hot some days and cold some days. I'll take it as long as we're hot more than we're cold.
goes gonna time
We all feel like every time he goes out there, he's gonna be lights-out.
bad bats enjoy figure funny swinging
We were contagiously all bad at the same time, now we're contagiously all swinging the bats pretty good. Baseball's a funny game. You can't figure it out. When it's good, you just try to enjoy it as long as you can.
dozen far half hitting playing situations worst
There's probably a half a dozen other teams, a dozen other teams, I could be playing for. Actually, as far as playing time, this is one of the worst situations I can be in because if I'm hitting .800 I still wouldn't be playing any more than I am right now because they've got their boys.
both cycles games hot stay
You play 162 games and you're going to go through cycles of both hot and cold. I'll take it if we stay hot.
felt help mainly maybe team worked
That's mainly why I wanted to get out of Boston. Fortunately, it's worked out well ? maybe a little better than anticipated. But I felt confident. I thought I could help a team win.
felt help mainly maybe team worked
That's mainly why I wanted to get out of Boston, ... Fortunately, it's worked out well -- maybe a little better than anticipated. But I felt confident. I thought I could help a team win.
face gonna guys last nine runner third tie
Those are the last two guys in the world you want to face with a runner at third and one out in a tie game. Nine times out of 10, they're gonna get the run in.
david drive face guys last nine tough
Those are the last two guys in the world you want to face in that situation. It's a tough task. Nine times out of 10, David or Manny are going to drive that guy in.