Ken Jr.
Ken Jr.
counted medical people says staff work
Just being able to go out there day in and day out where a lot of people counted me out says a lot for the work I put into it, and for the medical staff and the team.
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Certain things work good for the player and good for the team. It's a mutual decision on what we needed at the time - they needed a spot for LaRue and things like that. So it's beneficial for both of us.
spring work
It's still spring training. I've still got things to work on. Right now, it's just getting in shape.
alone beyond came cares couple dad fever goes high home house privilege remember running sat school trusted wife
It goes way beyond the doctor-patient privilege with him. He really cares about you. I got to know who he was when I was in high school and my dad trusted the family. I remember two years ago in Cincinnati, I was home alone and was running a fever of 105 around midnight. I called him and he and his wife (Hilary) came over to the house and sat with me for a couple of hours.
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People are dying in wars, and I get an opportunity to play for my country. It's not that hard of a decision. You see Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson and all those guys stand on a podium. I have the chance to do that.
course main streak
Over the course of the season, you'll get on a streak where you get a couple, but the main thing for me is to try to get my hits.
bother
It didn't really bother me. It just tightened up a little bit. That was it.
helps
We were able to get some runs. That helps out Ramon.
cruise talk trade white
Nah, he wanted to talk to me about the cruise that was canceled. The White Sox or a trade? All he said was that there is nothing to report.
closed good knee overall playoffs situation smartest time
I think overall in the situation we're in, it's probably the smartest thing to do. If it were the playoffs and we had a chance, then we'd be doing something different. But we're not, and it's time that I can get my hamstring closed up for good and my knee fixed.
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Those guys are legends. You can't say enough for those guys and what they've done for baseball. Both of those guys are arguably in the top 10 players in the history of the game.
We're going to come in and see tomorrow.
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There are certain things that are good for the player, good for the team. It was a mutual decision on what we needed at the time. Time helps and they needed the spot. It's beneficial for both of us.
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If we can swing the bat and be particular about what pitches to swing at, and be patient and stuff like that, I think we can put some pressure on some people. You look at the numbers these guys put over through the course of the year, there's no easy out in there. That makes it tough on everybody.