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
ball fly run
It's not that big a deal. You don't run after a fly ball and then say, 'Oh my God, the hill!' You just go after it.
definitely experience feeling glad guys obviously odd rest share spent uniform
It's obviously an odd feeling being here and not being in uniform with the rest of the team. I spent a lot of years here. It's definitely an odd situation, but I'm definitely glad to be here to see the guys and share this experience with them.
grief line money perfect playoff voted
They've already been voted on, so there's no way of stiffing them out of money for the playoff share. You can give them grief all you want, but their line is that they were perfect for the series, that two-thirds of an inning they threw.
everybody excited feels opening
It's sad, actually. Everybody should be excited about Opening Day, but it feels like we're under a cloud. It's a shame.
against liked nobody played playing questions team time
There were a lot of questions about him. We played against him all the time when he was with Minnesota. Playing against him, you don't like him too much. Nobody on this team liked him too much when he was on Minnesota.
biggest
This is the biggest one they make, too. I fouled a changeup off the pad, and then a curveball catches me on the shin.
bit
Probably not, but we'll take any bit we can.
attitude believe early helps learn mental mistakes side trying winning work
Sometimes you're lucky, sometimes you make your own luck. You can learn from losing, as in what mistakes you made. I believe winning is an attitude. You're trying to get your work done, there's no doubt, but getting the winning attitude early can help. Winning helps the mental side of the game.
finally head hits playing sleeping trouble
After playing 14 innings, when my head finally hits that pillow, I don't think I'm going to have any trouble sleeping tonight.
ugly win
No win is an ugly win, because, at the end of the year, that's one more win you wouldn't have had. And they're all beautiful.
ugly win
No win is an ugly win. At the end of the year, they all look beautiful.
eight hits score string together
You've got to string hits together at the right time. You could get 16 hits, two hits in eight innings, and not score any runs. It's about getting hits at the right time.
beat best dwell forward gate next
You're not always going to get out of the gate going good. The best thing you can do is look forward to the next day. If you dwell on this, and let it beat you up, you're going to kill yourself.
face hit pole run trying
You're going to end up on your face before you hit the pole trying to get up the hill. If you hit it, you hit it, so what? I've run into a lot more things.