Carl Crawford
Carl Crawford
Carl Demonte Crawford, nicknamed "The Perfect Storm", is an American professional baseball player who is a free agent. He bats and throws left-handed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth5 August 1981
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
against last swung though today tracking
Today was the last day I was tracking against live pitching. Even though I don't think I would have swung anyway.
messing playing stir team trying
If we were playing a team that wasn't in it we'd still want to win. I don't want to say we like messing up their plans. I'm not trying to stir up nothing on the other side.
expecting
We were kind of expecting it, but we didn't know when.
game hit home last needs runs trying whatever within year
Last year I was trying to hit home runs too much. This year I'm going to play within the game. Whatever the game needs for us to win, that's what I'm going to do.
base basics hopefully keeping low nice ready sound staying telling work
He's been telling me little things about staying low and keeping a nice little base when I'm ready to throw. We're kind of doing the basics right now, and hopefully we can work our way up to where I can be just as fundamentally sound as he was.
brought demeanor passion similar
He's got the same kind of passion I have. We're kind of similar in a lot of ways. That's why I think that's what brought us together, the demeanor that we have to get better, the competitive edge.
bases everybody figure hit home runs
Stealing bases is just something I like to do. I figure if I can hit home runs and steal bases, I'd be different than everybody else.
fits knows needs
He knows what's what and what he needs to do. He just has the mind-set to be a real professional and business-like and to find where he fits in.
balls felt hit
It felt good. I hit some balls hard.
ambassador bank behind best credit jolly knew marine taking worked
Jolly McCarty was one of my best friends. You never knew what he did because he did so much. He always worked behind the scenes, never taking credit for what he did. He was the ambassador for Merchants & Marine Bank and for our community.
few guys needs team whatever
We've got some power, we've got some speed. We've got a few guys who can do whatever the team needs situation-wise.
bigger mind win
We have bigger things on our mind than just Boston. We want to win some games.
bat pitch
You just want the first pitch you can get the bat on. You do what you can do with it.
care
Yeah, that'll just have to take care of itself, ... I'll just have to go out there and play, don't try to do nothing different and just see what happens.