Damon Hollins
Damon Hollins
Damon Jamall Hollinsis a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Hollins played for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His only regular major league playing time was in Tampa Bay, where he manned all three outfield positions...
ball hit night trying
That was my first at-bat of the night and I was just trying to go up there and hit the ball hard. I was a little stiff, but all you can do is go up there and battle, and that's what I did.
bottom came defenders dove finish great hoping ninth trying
We'd probably still be trying to finish off the bottom of the ninth for a one-run victory. I was hoping it got by him somehow. He dove and came up with the ball. That's what great defenders do.
bust learned
You got to bust your tail, because the one thing I learned is that in this game, they're not going to give you nothing.
came caught great heck win
That was a heck of a play right there. I don't know how he caught that ball, but he came up with it. And it was a great play for them, a great win for them.
few knows
I was blowing, too. But he's been here a few years; he knows how to keep it fair.
eye hoping kept smash stay
I was hoping it would stay in the ballpark. I kept my eye on it. I was hoping I wouldn't smash into the wall.
defenders great hoping
I was hoping it got by him somehow, but that is what great defenders do.
mess playing pressure putting taking teams
We've been going out and taking it to teams and putting the pressure on them. We're playing a lot of teams that are in the race, and we want to mess it up for them.
against four runs
You know four runs aren't going to be enough against these guys, especially early.
build confidence finally leagues learn oh success
Oh yeah, I have a lot more confidence in myself. With everything I've been through to get to the big leagues finally and play and have the little success, it wasn't a lot of success, but I did have some success up there. I learn from it and build on it. I can't tell myself, 'Well, I don't know if I can play up there,' because I already showed it.
bad ball beginning chasing fly goes guy happens luck since
We've just been having bad luck since the beginning of the season. It's just one of those things, what can you do? A guy goes down chasing a fly ball. Another guy fouls a ball off his foot. It's just one of those things that happens in baseball.
brunt couple good guy night somebody stand
With our lineup, there's going to be somebody new every night to get a couple of big hits. We don't have one guy who's going to stand out and take the brunt of it. We're just scrappy, and I think that's a good thing.
We just weren't able to get the big hit.
belong guy improve major plenty room work
For a guy like myself, I know there's plenty of room for me to improve and there are a lot of things to work on. But I think I showed I do belong in the Major Leagues.