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
ball hunger
I'm getting a little of the hunger to play ball back,
hard winter worked
This is closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could.
intend
I want to play again; I intend to play again,
expect full great next year
I'm going to give this everything I've got, go at it full force. I expect to go out and have a great season. When I'm back next year and I don't have that feeling, I'll go home. And no one will have to tell me. I'll know. I'll go home.
polish
I'm not like Ichiro. I don't polish my glove every day,
career full prepared ups weird
I'm prepared for this; I know what it will take, because I've had a weird career full of ups and downs.
career finish finishing irrelevant
It's irrelevant to me. It's not about that. It's about finishing my career the way I want to finish it.
gives
At the end of the day, this really gives me some closure.
best chance intention possible
Now I've got to go out and give myself the best chance possible to live up to my intention,
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.
hit last mechanics physically swing walking year
There wasn't anything physically wrong. I hit a professional wall. My swing got sideways. I was off with my mechanics the whole year. By the end of last year I was walking around in a fog.
came conclusion decision emotional tough
It was a very tough and emotional day for me, but it's all I've ever done and ever known. It was a tough decision that I thought through, and I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to play anymore.
It's a wrench in our schedule, without a doubt.