Aaron Boone
Aaron Boone
Aaron John Boone is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. During his career Boone played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, and Houston Astros. He is currently employed by ESPN as a game analyst and is a color commentator for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball coverage, as well as a contributor to Baseball Tonight. He is a member of the prominent Boone baseball family...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth9 March 1973
CityLa Mesa, CA
believes playing
You know what? ... I know no one believes me. But we don't really care. We just want to keep playing the way we've been playing.
enjoyed enjoys field guy playing stands tough
For me, he really stands out as a guy I've really enjoyed playing with. He enjoys playing the game. He's a tough out, and he does things in the field like he did today.
exciting feeling level matter moment normal opening playing wait wake
Opening day, you can't wait for it to get here and then you can't wait to get it over with so you can get into your normal routine. It's an exciting day in America. No matter what level you're playing baseball, even back in Little League, there's an exciting feeling about opening day from the moment you wake up.
enjoyed good hand playing underrated
Underrated by who? I think he's an underrated player, period. I've just enjoyed playing with him and getting to see first hand how good he is.
control guy mount seen
We look up and see that 7.00 ERA. We haven't seen that guy yet. He was tough. He was in control of the game, but we couldn't mount anything.
control guy mount seen
We look up and see that 7.00 ERA, ... We haven't seen that guy yet. He was tough. He was in control of the game, but we couldn't mount anything.
saw
We saw plenty. I thought they did it up right and did it well. It all was pretty neat.
both
It was the same way for both sides.
(Santana) pitched well today. But Jake was even better, because he was able to be a little more efficient.
definitely fortunate guys takes
Sometimes it takes guys a little longer. It's different for everybody, but he's definitely a guy we are fortunate to have on our team.
involved man win
That's the ultimate, man. To win one of those, to be involved in something like that, that's what we all play for.
college dame games sidelines texas top
I was on the sidelines for Notre Dame. I have to say the Notre Dame and Texas games were two of the top 20 games in college history.
confidence definitely focus good home spring training
We'll definitely get over this. The good thing is that we'll go to spring training with a focus and a confidence that we can do this. But now we'll go home and think about what could have been.
bounce bouncing tough worry
We'll bounce back, as tough as this one is to swallow. I don't worry about us bouncing back.