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...
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.
consistent field games overall playing start
We are not out of it yet. We still have a lot of games to play but we need to start playing day in and day out, having more consistent at-bats and playing more consistently in the field and being overall more consistent as a team.
attitude playing realize seems stuff surprised time truth win
I think it's getting a little ridiculous, to tell you the truth. We've got to realize what we're playing for. Now's the time to want it more than anything. ... I'm very surprised about the attitude and stuff that's happening. It seems like the willingness to go out there and give it all you've got to win is just not there.
playing realize time
We've got to realize what we're playing for. Now's the time to want it.
bay cleveland five great huge playing road series starting tampa team trip win
A great road trip. To come back in Cleveland to win that series and get these two ... no excuses, but it's been a long road trip for just five games. It's huge going 4-1. Cleveland has a great team and Tampa Bay is playing better. But we pitched well and scored some runs. We're starting to jell together.
figured needed struggling
I kind of figured it was coming. I've been struggling so bad, I feel like I needed a day off.
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.
happening seems stuff surprised understand win
I'm very surprised about the stuff that's happening and the attitudes. I just can't understand why it seems the willingness to go out there and give it all you got and win is just not there.
attitude stuff surprised
I'm very surprised about the attitude and the stuff that's happening. The willingness to give it all you've got is just not there. We need to go out with more willingness, more heart, more effort.
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.
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.
confident stay
It's huge. We've just got to keep our confidence. We're going to have some big at-bats. We have to stay confident and come through in them.
bad coming finish last leave season short taste team
This team doesn't want or need to finish in last place after the season we've had. It's going to come up short of what we wanted to do. But I think coming in last place would leave a bad taste in our mouths.