Raul Ibanez
Raul Ibanez
Raúl Javier Ibañezis an American former professional baseball left fielder in Major League Baseballnow serving as a special advisor to Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. He played 11 of his 19 seasons for the Seattle Mariners, and also for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. While primarily a left fielder, Ibañez often filled in as a designated hitter as well throughout his career...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 June 1972
CityNew York City, NY
I look at it as if I'm supposed to be out there. That's what you train for and hope for. You're mixing hard work with some luck. But I want to come to work every day and do the best I can.
I look at it as if I'm supposed to be out there.
I just try to improve a little bit each day. I don't necessarily feel comfortable at the plate yet.
I heard where he hadn't been all that sharp this year. Well, he was sharp tonight. When he wasn't throwing slider he pounded fastballs in.
He sits in the cage for hours upon hours upon hours. That's all he thinks about. That's all he really cares about. Hitting. All he wants to do is be in the cage and be in the video room. Cage, video room, cage, video room.
He's really good about putting his words into actions. He can also show you what he means. If you don't get it, he'll sit there with you and walk you through it, but he's not a pushy guy. You've got to want what he's giving you. He won't come after you that way. You have to want to pick up what he's saying.
I don't know if it's a sigh of relief. But this is a great win for us.
I didn't even know that was a steal. It's a cheap steal.
I didn't see the stop sign at all, and then I didn't see that (Barajas) was blocking the plate until it was too late. If I slide, maybe it's a one-run game.
He always said if he could no longer perform up to his standards or be an everyday player that he would walk away. I enjoyed having him as a teammate, that sarcasm and humor. I have the utmost respect and admiration for what he has done in this game.
That's absolutely the way it is, riding the minor league buses. It's one of those movies I could watch over and over again.
It's a great win. I don't know if it's so much a sigh of relief, but we came back and beat the world champions.
It's definitely frustrating. It's aggravating. It's all of those things. At the same time, they say it's not how many times you fall off the horse. It's how many times you get back up. We're going to keep getting up and keep fighting at this thing.
About then you're thinking that maybe (the losing streak is over).