Alex Gonzalez
Alex Gonzalez
Alexander "Álex" Luis Gonzálezis a former professional baseball shortstop. González played in Major League Baseballfor the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewersand Detroit Tigers. He was given the nickname "Sea-bass" while playing in Florida. He bats and throws right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 February 1977
bless god people
I'm here to say God bless those people man. God bless,
balls hard hit
That was something I needed. I've hit some balls hard lately, but I didn't have anything to show for it.
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You can get accustomed to certain balls off the bat. I had one tough ball that I'm glad I had. The more balls I get hit to me, the more comfortable I'll feel. I hope it works out, and I hope to get to a point where I'm comfortable.
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It's sad. They have a young team, and it's going to be like in '98 or '99. But in two or three years, they could be like us.
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I want to play, ... I don't feel like the same Alex, the guy you see every day.
I want to play but I don't want to play like that, not (being at) 100 percent.
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I'm not mad, sad because they told me I made the team 100 percent and they turn me out. They told me I was staying in a Marriott hotel and that we'd be working out at 5:30 Friday.
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I'm not going to be a Gold Glover out there, but I'll do what I can. I don't know how much playing time I'm going to get out there. I want to be prepared and get my feet wet. I'm going to be the best I can.
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I'm excited and proud to be playing for one of the best teams in baseball.
start until wait wednesday
I've got to wait until Wednesday until I start throwing, hitting, see how it feels, ... I want to take my time.
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It's a new role. I'm getting used to having to get ready late in the game. You can sense a difference from starting every day, but I think it's too early to assess any kind of numbers any of us have. I'm trying to find the value of it, and what I can do to help the team.
crowds night player pro
Big crowds every night - it'll be very different from Pro Player Stadium.
gangsters walking
A lot of gangsters used to be walking up and down the street, up and down, up and down. You don't see that anymore. ... It's quiet.
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When the sheriff came, that's when you really started noticing more of a difference. Ever since they started cracking down on everything, things got better.