Adam Kennedy
Adam Kennedy
Adam Thomas Kennedyis an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers and had two stints with the St. Louis Cardinals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 January 1976
CityRiverside, CA
cost days defense pitcher run sharp stay
You're going to have your 0-for-4 days, but you don't want to have days on defense when you're going to cost the pitcher a run or two, so you have to stay sharp on defense.
expect played tough win
It was not very well played by us. It is tough to expect a win when we don't play very well.
against good hand late offense scoring
To not let things get out of hand against a good offense is as big as us scoring some late runs.
bat bringing help saw spring upside
Everything is true, from what he's done in the Minors to what we saw in Spring Training. When you have that bat that can help your team, there has to be an upside to bringing him up.
last time tonight won
Every day's pretty big from here on out. It's unfortunate Oakland won tonight and we lose, but it probably won't be the last time that happens.
argue bit teams
Offensively, you can argue there are some teams out there that are a little bit more well-balanced than us, especially with the power.
despite everybody laying league stakes tough understand
Despite their record, they make it tough on you. Everybody in this league comes to play, especially now. They understand the stakes for us, so they're not laying down.
fair fastball hit johnson randy runs threw
Randy threw well tonight. We got some things going off of Johnson and when we did, we got some runs out of it. I hit a fastball in, and all I wanted to do was keep it fair and hit it hard.
comforting starters
It's very comforting to look in today's starters and see his name.
cut freddy great league matter playing seem six stuff tonight work
They seem to be playing pretty good, so everyone in the American League has their work cut out for them. It doesn't really matter that we got to their bullpen. I mean, what's the difference? Freddy didn't have his great stuff tonight and he still battled through six innings.
bats bends handle seem
A lot of new bats have a handle that bends on impact. I don't really like that. They don't seem to have as much pop.
bat good
I really think it's all in your head. I always say it's just the bat and the ball. If you're a good hitter, you're a good hitter.
community pull supports together tough works
Claxton's a community that works well together. They pull together, especially in tough times. They celebrate, if there's something to celebrate, the community comes together to celebrate. If we go through a tough time, the community comes together and supports each other.
bat good pitching swing
In the playoffs, you're going to see good pitching so it's going to take everybody. But having Garret swing the bat like that will be big for us.