Mark Grudzielanek
Mark Grudzielanek
Mark James Grudzielanekis a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played for six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently an Assistant Player Development Coordinator of the Arizona Diamondbacks...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 June 1970
fun
I think we all know what we need to do and it's just having a little fun while we're getting there.
seen
We do the little things, ... I've never seen so many squeezes in my life.
brings clubhouse goes player seeing
I think he's a much better player than I anticipated, ... Just being around him every day and seeing what he brings to the table, to the clubhouse and to the field. Just the way he goes about his business.
tough wish
Just try not to think about it. It's a tough situation. You don't wish it on anybody.
division games leading
Yeah, we're leading the division by 15 games but we go out there and play every game just like it's the last,
carry playing run
When you're playing good, ... you just want to carry it and run with it for as long as you can.
arm drive game habits people plays size talk work
His work habits and his drive to play the game are special, ... People talk about him all the time, about his size and his arm strength. Then you see the plays he makes. It's amazing.
says
We try to get him to go out and he says 'No, I've got a show Tivoed at home. I don't know about this guy.
talked
We talked a lot and we had to get comfortable,
ball beating good hitting pitch swing throwing
When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball on the barrel, ... I mean, he's beating them in, he's throwing his cutters and curveballs, and throwing the first pitch for strikes. It's awesome.
days felt relief worried
I felt much better yesterday, which was a relief because I was worried about it two days ago. Hopefuly, I don't feel it a lot. Hopefully, I don't feel anything at all.
felt fine stung
I felt it. It stung a little bit, but I'm fine now, really. I don't see it swelling.
came complete felt following great growing maybe minor ourselves somebody sports strive year
I felt it growing up, other sports and in the minor leagues, I'd have a great year but at the end there was always something I couldn't do. It just didn't matter, ... Somebody was always going to write something. 'He's not a complete player.' He can't do this or that. We came from the same breed. We pretty much have the same thing following us. Maybe it was true, maybe not. But we strive to make ourselves into better players.
bit closer might
If they might have been a little bit closer it would probably be a little more special. But it's one of those things where I don't think they've really got their thing together.