Bret Boone
Bret Boone
Bret Robert Booneis a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During his career Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He is a member of the Boone family, one of the most recognizable families in baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 April 1969
CityEl Cajon, CA
easy gives hard last walk winter worked
This really gives me some closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could, and it would have been easy to walk away after last year.
hard winter worked
This is closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could.
gives
At the end of the day, this really gives me some closure.
brain brains outer somewhere
I don't know where my brain was. Somewhere it never was before. Well, I'm back from outer space.
humble last situation time year
Last year was a very humble experience, but it's not the first time I've ever been humbled. It's a different situation than I've ever been in, but it's a game, it's life.
baseball chances fine help major people
I think baseball people know about my defense. If that's what's going to help my chances get back into the major leagues, then that's fine with me.
love wasting
That's what I remember, being a kid, and he's got so much love right now for this game. That's how you need to be in this game. You've got to have that. And when you don't have that, you're wasting everybody's time.
blend calling longer poor road start tough
It is a tough road now. We've been calling this a poor start, but how much longer is it just the start to the season? When does the start blend into the long road of the season?
fun move time
I was a part of a lot of fun things, but it was my time to move on.
appreciate guys hopefully last second
From what I went through last year, what more could I appreciate than that opportunity? I'm here to come play second base, and hopefully I go out and show these guys I'm up to the challenge.
good talk
Usually when I don't talk to him too much, it's a good thing.
fastball gets slider throw trouble
He's a pain-in-the-neck when he's on. He can throw his fastball at 97 (mph) and slider at 92, but gets in trouble with his control. He has to throw strikes.
career chance given last mets plan season tremendous year
I look at this as a tremendous opportunity. Last year was a season I'd like to forget. The Mets have given me a chance to revive my career and I plan to make the most of it.
assume burning mind talk
I know I have something left, ... And I know talk is cheap. As long as the idea is burning in my mind and it is that I can still play, I've got to do it. But I can't just show up and assume all of what I had is still there.