Aaron Rowand
Aaron Rowand
Aaron Ryan Rowandis an American former professional baseball center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 August 1977
CityPortland, OR
leg lifted plate time using
(Cook) was using that (slide step) to the plate before that, so this time he lifted his leg and I thought that he was going to the plate.
hardest last leaving traded
It was one last hurrah with my friends. The hardest part about being traded is you feel like you're leaving your family.
fans nice spend thank time
It will be nice to thank the fans for the time I was able to spend there.
swelling
It's swelling up. I'm going to need some ice.
adjusted attention ball batting carries eyes pay practice sure tendencies trying week
It's going to take some getting used to. I think it will probably take me about a week to get adjusted to the way the ball carries here and the tendencies in the gaps. I've been trying to pay attention in batting practice and make sure I keep my eyes on the ball and make sure I get there before the ball comes down so I can make any adjustments if I need to.
matter
I've bounced around so much that it doesn't matter where I hit. I'm comfortable anywhere.
both hit plays scouting
I've never had back-to-back plays like that. We had scouting reports, and both times they hit it the other way.
jerry putting ran thanks
They're not moving. I ran into them enough times, and they're still not moving. Thanks for (chairman) Jerry Reinsdorf for putting more padding on the wall.
jerry putting ran thanks
They're not moving, ... I ran into them enough times, and they're still not moving. Thanks for (chairman) Jerry Reinsdorf for putting more padding on the wall.
difficult gold time
It's much more difficult getting a Gold Glove the first time than it is getting more than one.
catch everybody goal job wants
Everybody wants to put a little more into it than what it is. Ultimately, my goal is to catch the ball. If something is in my way, so be it. My job out there is to catch balls.
great
It was great to get it out of the way.
exciting good guys last time
It's even more exciting now than it would be if I was still on the team. It's going to be the last time I get to see the guys for a while. This will be a good reunion.
base clubhouse guys hit home lack looser pressure today took
It wasn't through lack of effort, it was just guys pressing too much. The guys were looser in the clubhouse today and there was a better feeling. Today was more of what we've been doing this year. We got guys on base and we hit some big home runs. That took a lot of pressure off us.