Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman, nicknamed "Big Puma", is a former American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 February 1976
CityWaco, TX
starting wild win
If we win (the wild card), it's because we have unbelievable starting pitching,
amazing focus
He did what he always does. It's amazing that on a day like this that he was able to focus and perform.
early finds good guy pitchers settled settles surely
A lot of times, if you can get to a guy early before he settles in and finds his control, a lot of times it's how good pitchers get beat. They come out a little wild. I think that's what happened. Once he settled down, he was surely impressive.
dominate gone guy guys human might next realized
But as I've gone along, I've realized that hey, one at-bat the guy might completely dominate you, but the next time, he might make a mistake. Don't be overawed by one at-bat. See that those guys are human too, and they are going to make mistakes.
absolutely gave needed performance
He did what we needed him to do. We absolutely had to have that performance - and he gave it to us.
compete few gritty guys night
It's night and day. We have very few of the same personnel. We don't have too many established guys, but I think we've got guys that are gritty and compete well with the bat.
homer instead
Fortunately we play here, where it was a homer instead of a double.
battle good position
I think it's a good position to be in because we'd like to get off to a good start, but if we don't, we know we can battle back from it.
call caught died fair guy hit home knew last minute reached thinking time watched wondering
I knew I hit it good, but I wasn't thinking home run. The whole time I was wondering if it was going to be fair or foul. I kind of watched and at the last minute it straightened out and died in the corner. The guy reached his glove out and caught it, and I knew they were going to call it at least a double.
hoping outfield rehab sure trying
I'm hoping to do as little as possible. I'm sure I'll be doing a lot of rehab and trying to take it easy, not doing as many outfield drills.
goes great swinging underrated
He's really been an underrated part of this team. Swinging the bat, not just in the playoffs, you can see and tell the way he goes about his business, the way he has at-bats, he's going to be a great player.
good goofy hit seem
He's got something goofy on that fastball. You just can't seem to get a good hit on it.
cross hall high honor mind picture pictures remember
It's a very high honor, ... I remember when I was being recruited to go there and they take you through the hall of honor and see all the guys' pictures and stuff. It doesn't even cross your mind then that one day you'll have your picture up there.
high
It was devastating. We thought we were going to the World Series. We were there. Obviously, it was a high to a low, and it wasn't much fun.