Brad Wilkerson
Brad Wilkerson
Stephen Bradley Wilkersonis an American former college and professional baseball player who was an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for eight seasons. Wilkerson played college baseball for the University of Florida, and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. During his Major League career, he played for the Expos, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays...
ball calming chance hit looking matter pitch relaxed strike swinging zone
I'm swinging at everything. It's a matter of calming down, getting relaxed and looking for a pitch in the strike zone. ... Once I get more comfortable, more relaxed at the plate, I'm going to see the ball in the strike zone and have a better chance to hit it.
calming matter swinging
I'm swinging at everything. It's a matter of calming down.
bottom care needs people problems send wanting within
If people have problems with people not wanting to win, he needs to tell them and not send it through you guys, ... That's the bottom line. We need to take care of it within our team.
looks risk thrown took worked
If you get thrown out, it looks bad, ... But I took the risk, and it worked out.
crap gave gonna nobody outside rather stuff team
If you're gonna do well and you want to be a part of a team that's going to win, and all the things that you want to do in your career, that outside stuff just comes with it, ... It's great. I'd rather it be like that than it was in Montreal, where nobody really even gave a crap about the team winning.
game good guys last ninth
In the dugout, I think there was good spirits. I think guys were back to where we were before the ninth inning last night. This was our game to win.
figured needed struggling
I kind of figured it was coming. I've been struggling so bad, I feel like I needed a day off.
fans great last present year
It was a great feeling. It was just different, in that we had a going-away present from the fans last year in Montreal. And this year, it was like we had a home.
feels five four good score
It just feels good to score more than four or five runs.
care guys houston
It's going to be tough, to be honest. We still have guys that we can take care of ourselves, but with Houston out front, it's going to be tough. But you never know what can happen.
country gonna historic honor people
It's gonna be an historic day. The president's going to be at the ballpark, a lot of politicians, a lot of big-name people in this country are going be there. It's going to be an honor to be a part of history.
people shock
I've been in this organization, the Montreal/Nationals organization, from the onset of it. It's just a shock that I'm not going to be with the same organization, the same people I've been around my whole career. That's going to be different.
forward leagues playing teams year
It's something you look forward to every year playing different teams and playing different leagues to see how you compare.
hard moving urgency
Everybody's moving around a little slow. We've got to come out with a better attitude. It's hard to come back every game. We've got to come out with a sense of urgency right off the get-go.