Rob Johnson
Rob Johnson
Back-up catcher who made his MLB debut in 2007 for the Seattle Mariners, joining the San Diego Padres in 2011 and the New York Mets in 2012.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 July 1982
best knew people prove season team year
People thought it was going to be a down year for us. I think we were the only ones that knew all season that we were the best team in the county. We just had to prove it.
academy business closed closing distinct jackson understanding
nothing to do with the closing of the facility. It was our distinct understanding that Jackson Academy closed for business reasons.
james knew situation step
James has been in that situation before, so I knew he was going to step up for us.
until week
I didn't know about any of this until a week ago,
brought eyeballs lightning
Danica has brought more eyeballs to this series. She's lightning in a bottle.
class game glad great guy handled locker next spring talk training
How he's handled his first Spring Training is amazing. He's a first-class guy, this is his first Spring Training and he's in the big-league locker room. He's a great guy to be around. I'm glad he's got the locker next to me. We talk a lot about the game and getting better.
attribute fact ran
I attribute a lot of that to the fact that Danica ran well in Indianapolis.
associated hurt players
(Coaches) are associated with the players they have, for sure. I don't think that will ever hurt (Odom).
building builds code exceed level looking quality standards team ways
The Monte Hewett building team is always challenging and looking for ways to exceed the standards we've set for the program. The level of quality Monte Hewett builds to exceeds any building code standards.
moves restraint
If something does happen, there are some restraint moves they are taught.
catching others quiet smart
He was a pretty quiet kid, really smart though. You could tell when he was catching (onto) something that the others weren't catching.
emotion emotions game held led played run time
There was a lot of emotion in that first game and it led to this game. We crumbled when we played them down there. They made a run at us again, but this time we held them off.
picture understand
I didn't understand it at all. It's not like Joe. I couldn't picture him being down there.
calmed care ran run team
We calmed down and ran out stuff. When a team makes a run like that and the season's on the line, you've just got to take care of business.