Kaz Matsui
Kaz Matsui
Kazuo "Kaz" Matsuiis a Japanese second baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. Matsui is a switch-hitter. Matsui has no relation to former player Hideki Matsui...
flow last playing situations week
As a team, when you're playing in situations like these, you just want to get a win. You just try to think of anything you can do to overturn the flow of things that have been going the last week or so.
firm grip
During that transfer, ... I couldn't get a firm grip on the ball.
confident feeling
I'm feeling more comfortable at second. I'm much more confident in my defense.
lesser meaningful toes
I think it was a meaningful day. Just because he retired, I don't think there's any lesser competition. I just want to be on my toes all the time.
coming extremely happened regrets
I am extremely disappointed in how I have played. I have no regrets about coming here. I am not on the (Japanese team) because I haven't produced. It is because of what has happened in the past.
adjust help mentality
His mentality is very strong. That will help him adjust to MLB and the American life.
letting teammates
Obviously, it's disappointing on my part. I'm letting my teammates down.
forget learn past repeat
You never forget what you've done in the past, and I don't think I can forget the past two seasons. I just want to ... try to learn from there and not repeat what happened.