Craig Monroe
Craig Monroe
Craig Keystone Monroeis a former Major League Baseballoutfielder. He played for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is currently a studio analyst for Detroit Tigers TV broadcasts on Fox Sports Detroit...
ball drive night note positive rough tells trust
I had a rough night tonight. To be able to end on a positive note and drive the ball the other way, it tells me I did everything right and to trust in myself. That was a very positive at-bat today.
exciting follow great national season seeing win won
It was great seeing them win the national championship this year. It was exciting to follow them all season and they won it all.
sure
I'm not sure about that. I think we're doing it to ourselves.
guys pitchers sure trying
I'm not sure right now if it's the pitchers out there. I think right now it's us. We're doing it to ourselves. Guys are trying way too hard.
good guy guys walk
I wanted to set the tone. I didn't want to be the guy who you walk guys to get to. That doesn't make you feel like a good hitter.
couple maturing tried
It's confidence. I feel I'm maturing a little bit. A couple of years ago, I would've tried to do too much.
command definitely people seems talk whether
You can tell he's a straight-shooter. Everything seems to be very upbeat. A lot of people talk about whether he still has it, but you could tell he definitely is going to command respect.
baseball bench confident guys hard honest opinion prove push ready rookie step time voice
I've been through the years of being the rookie and being on the bench and then getting to play. And to be honest with you, now I'm as confident as ever. It's time for me to step up. It's time for me to be a leader. I can voice my opinion and try to push guys, but not really forceful. Just prove to them that I'm here to play, I want you guys to be ready to play and let's just go out and play hard baseball.
felt proud solid
I felt I had a very good, solid season. I'm very proud of what I've done, and I feel like I'm not going to do anything but get better.
excuse excuses remember team
We've got no excuses ? we just have to remember that we are a better team than that.
great
It's just one loss. We're 5-1. We feel great about going home.
excellent exciting fun pitching staff team
It's exciting for us as a team to be able to go out and have pitching like that. Our pitching staff has done an excellent job. Things are going to be fun around here.
guys hits
They got the hits when there were guys on base, and they scored more runs.
believe continue heart obvious opportunity personally sad somewhere
It's not sad because this will give him an opportunity to continue his big-league career. It's obvious here he wasn't going to play. I personally think that when you've done some of the things he's done in this game, there's an opportunity for you somewhere else. I believe in my heart he's going to get an opportunity.