Royce Clayton
Royce Clayton
Royce Spencer Claytonis an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and has appeared in two films...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 January 1970
both good hat heck job mixing pitches sides tip twenty using
We only had about twenty pitches of video. That didn't tell us a heck of a lot. He did a good job of mixing his pitches, using both sides of the plate. He's got a pretty live fastball, too, so you just have to tip your hat to him.
advantage good hat left pitcher position quite runners scoring tip
We left runners in scoring position quite a bit. Sometimes you've got to tip your hat to the pitcher doing a good job, but we had our opportunities and we just didn't take advantage of it.
advantage left position quite runs scoring
We left runs in scoring position quite a bit. We had our opportunities and just didn't take advantage of them.
good guys tonight
We are good fastball-hitting team, but Arroyo kind of showed us tonight that you are going to have to make adjustments a lot of times because guys are not going to give in with the fastball.
believe couple hits mounting next swing tomorrow
We are going to swing the bats. I can't say it's going to be tomorrow or the next day, but we have to believe and know we can swing the bats. These kind of things kind of take their time, take their course. We are a couple of hits away from mounting a rally.
definitely focus importance placing prepare
I focus on placing a lot of importance on every pitch, ... I think that's how you have to do it to prepare yourself not only for the playoffs, but definitely getting to the playoffs.
average entirely next salary year
Next year is going to be an entirely different case. The average salary for a major-league shortstop is not $1.35 million. Why should I play for that?
came
Personally, I think we came out a little flat.
aches approach ask changed good legs worked
My approach hasn't changed in 15 years. It's not about to change now. I'm healthy. That is the most important thing. I feel good out on the field. My legs are under me. I worked out all my aches and pains. Actually, I couldn't ask for a better spring.
balls elevated few obviously pitching square throwing unable zone
Early, he was topping out about 84 (mph), throwing BP fastballs. Obviously you can't keep pitching down in the zone at 85, so he elevated a few balls and we were unable to square them up.
build looking next positive streak
We can't be hypothetical. This streak was what we had been looking for all year. Unfortunately, it was just a little too late, but it's something positive to build on for next year, no question.
conversation frank liked straight
I liked what was said. They were straight shooters -- from Bowden's conversation with us to the things Frank said. It wasn't sugarcoated.
break breath deep game mentally preparing ready tomorrow
I'm mentally preparing myself to come in and play every day. And if my name's not in the lineup, I'll break it down and say, 'OK, take a deep breath and get ready for tomorrow or ... see how the game develops, and you may come in later.
bounce chasing dream hopefully maybe somewhere stay winning work
I'm chasing a dream of winning a World Series. I've had to bounce around. Hopefully something will work out here, or maybe somewhere else, where I can stay in a place where there's a winning tradition.