Paul Duca
Paul Duca
Paul Anthony Lo Ducais a television personality and a former Major League Baseball catcher. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Washington Nationals. He later became an analyst for the TVG Network, and HRTV analyzing horse races...
hold hopefully
I want to be in these games. Hopefully my hamstring will hold up.
game guy hoping
I want to be the guy. I want to be the guy in that spot. That's the way I look at it. When the game is on the line, I'm hoping it's me.
guys season worried
So far, I feel comfortable with everyone. It's not something I'm worried about now. Guys were working on things before; they'll now be working more like they would when the season starts.
alone baby business certain constantly figure guys handle leave pat
There's certain guys you need to go out there and pat on the back, there's certain guys you need to get up there, you know what, and get 'em going. Every guy has a different personality. Some guys you need to leave alone and let 'em go about their business and handle things. Some guys you need to constantly baby 'em. It's just personalities and that's how you figure out guys.
chemistry clubhouse good great guys job people
There's always people out there that are hating, I guess. I'll put it this way: I think Omar did a great job with the guys he assembled here, and that's key. Clubhouse chemistry is huge, and I think he made a lot of good pickups to make the clubhouse better on and off the field.
bottom hit knack special teach types
The kid's a special player. He's one of those types that has a knack to get a hit when you need it. You can't teach that. He's a young superstar, bottom line.
special
The kid's a special player. He's a young superstar.
everybody guys hard huge knows road spring training year
This is a huge road trip, everybody knows that. So it's going to be hard for guys not to press. ... You play the whole year and spring training for this road trip.
hand hope quicker umpire
The hand is quicker than the eye, I guess. It's one of those where you just show the umpire and hope that you get the call.
bit bring good guy guys relate
I think it's good to bring in a guy like that with a lot of excitement, a lot of pizzazz, ... Guys will be able to relate a bit more, so that should help.
catching four fun guys throw
It is a lot of fun catching these guys. You have four guys who can throw a no-hitter at any time. That makes it interesting.
adrenaline behind fans five four games help next screaming trouble yelling
If you have trouble getting up for these games, you probably shouldn't be playing. But it does help to get the fans behind you, screaming and yelling and getting your adrenaline going. These next four or five games could be our season.
straight team
For April, it's as big as it's going to get. You have to dethrone those guys. They're the team to beat. They've been there 13, 14 straight years now. So this is big. Take them any way you can get them.
third time weird
It's the third time I've done it. It doesn't feel weird any more.