Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Savin Gonzalez, also known by his nicknames A-Gon and Gonzo, is a Mexican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 May 1982
CitySan Diego, CA
underdog
We're the underdog in a lot of matches, which makes us tougher.
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We think the stock is undervalued at current levels but there is no other reason for the sudden jump in the stock price.
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You don't have to worry that you're going to be taken out after you go 0-for-4, like I did Tuesday. It gives you confidence and lets your ability show a little more.
establish opening until
Until I establish myself, Opening Day is always going to be a big deal.
ball flies fly taking
I have been taking flies out there. We will see how it goes, ... I'm going to take it like I'm taking a fly ball from first base. I don't know how I will be at it.
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But it's the infield to me. I play first as though I were a third baseman or a shortstop. I pride myself on my defense. I pay a lot of attention to it.
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Maybe this is something I do that gets me on the field, and when the time comes, I can return to first base, ... I didn't like playing DH. I didn't feel like I was a part of the game. So this is the best alternative.
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Order-to-delivery times are shrinking and companies are heavily outsourced, which means reliability and consistency of performance are more critical than ever. Companies are striving to meet service levels at the lowest possible cost and are turning to carrier- and vendor-performance metrics to do that.
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Order-to-delivery cycles are shrinking. That means the daily challenge for end-users isn't to get the perfect plan, but to get as much lights-out execution as possible. We call that streaming or dynamic optimization.
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Spring Training is about playing, and we will be playing, so I don't think it will affect us that way. Maybe it could have an effect on managers and general managers, because all the players won't be together in the clubhouse and they might not have enough time to see everybody.
against ball catch catching home tennis throw until wall yard
I went home and got a tennis ball and started tossing it against a wall in my back yard to catch the rebounds. I'd go out there every day and throw that ball against a wall until I was catching every ball that bounced back. That's how I learned.
good hopefully mentality tried
My mentality was never to do anything out of the ordinary. I was just going to play my game, and hopefully it was good enough to be on the 25-man roster. I never pressed, I never tried to do more than I had to just so I could make the team.
bought family season
Friends and family have already bought 40 season tickets, and there's probably a lot more that I haven't of that are going to be there, so it'll be fun.