Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Edmund Youkilis, also known as "Youk" /ˈjuːk/, is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2001, after playing college baseball at the University of Cincinnati. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees. He is currently a special assistant to the Chicago Cubs and former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 March 1979
CityCincinnati, OH
crazy drives form good hope hurt last looks people year
He looks good. I just hope he comes back to form and has a good attitude. Last year he got a little crazy with being injured. Sometimes it drives people nuts. That's what hurt him. It's depressing. I'd have to go see a psychiatrist if I was on the DL for that long.
boston city fun good likes misses playing says york
He just said he's having fun just playing ball. He likes New York City and he's just having a good time. He says he misses Boston a little bit. He misses the fans.
interact knowing
It's knowing what things they like and don't like, and how to interact with them.
pains sharpest
It was probably one of the sharpest pains I've had.
clicking close games hit last opponents pitching sign start tough tried trying
I tried not to do too much (in the at-bat). We're trying to hit our way out of games. We've done that the last two days. I think it's a sign of things to come later. When we start clicking it's going to be tough for our opponents to keep games close because of the pitching we have.
bleeding cheek corner definitely fan gets guy happen hit older scary seen surprised ugly
It gets pretty ugly sometimes. I'm a corner guy so I see it all the time. I've seen an older guy get hit right in the cheek and he started bleeding everywhere. It's always the one fan that's not looking. He gets shielded or something. It's definitely scary. That's the scary thing about baseball. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often.
attribute good helps hitters selective smart
It's like they always say, good hitters walk. You get to be a good hitter before you get a lot of walks, that's the way I see it. You take a lot of pitches. You can be smart and selective at the plate, and that helps attribute to walks.