Shea Hillenbrand
Shea Hillenbrand
Shea Matthew Hillenbrandis a former professional Major League Baseball player who played for six major league teams from 2001–2007, and was twice named an All-Star. He played both first base and third base, and was also frequently employed as a designated hitter...
involved yankees
I think it's the atmosphere, it's everything involved with the Yankees and Yankee Stadium.
start team
Without A.J. and without our team on all cylinders, you really can't get a gist of what's going on. You can start off hot, you can start off slow, it's going to take a while to see how everything goes.
faced facing living met might regardless remember says traded
I don't even remember facing him. I think I might have faced him once when I got traded in 2003. He can do what he does. I'm going to make my living regardless of what he says or what he does. I never met the guy, so I don't even care. If he's going to do that, it just makes him look bad.
balls bright faced good hitting judge leave spots stuff time
I couldn't really judge him because of the shadows. He was hitting his spots and didn't leave any balls out over the plate. That was the first time I faced him, and he's got good stuff with a bright future.
fought good held last mechanics months primarily seasons thinking year
I fought my mechanics a lot the last two seasons and that's primarily what held me back last year when I'd have some good months and some not-so-good months. Now I'm not thinking about mechanics. I'm thinking about the right things and doing the right things.
beat expects fortunate nobody randy twice
We're very fortunate to beat Randy twice this year, ... Nobody probably expects us to do that and we were able to do that.
control results
You can't control that, ... All you can control is your preparation, the way you go about working. The results you can't control.
five playing teams
I've been playing for five years now and only two of the teams I've been on were like that.
confidence says understand
I've been making adjustments. I've got a lot of confidence in him and we understand when he says something, it's for a purpose.
leap takes tough trust
It was tough at first. It was tough to go out there and trust what I was working on because it takes a leap of faith.
feeling games good increases involved pennant pressure race ready red tough win
I've never been involved in a pennant race, but I think it increases the pressure on them. It's tough to win two games in one day. We're feeling good and we're ready to take on the Red Sox.
broke field games guess last majority played spring training variables
I don't think I see myself (as a DH) now. Anything can happen. There are a lot of variables involved. I broke spring training as a DH last year, I guess -- I didn't know that then -- and the majority of the games I played (were) in the field and I made the all-star team.
good
I didn't feel too good on those first two at-bats. You never know.
ball delayed umpire
I didn't even really see the pitch. I thought it was a ball because the umpire didn't say anything. It was a delayed call. So I was just going on the umpire.