Daryle Ward
Daryle Ward
Daryle Lamar Wardis an American retired professional baseball first baseman and outfielder and current minor league coach in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He played in Major League Baseballfrom 1998-2008 for the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. He bats and throws left-handed. The 6-foot-2, 240 poundWard was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1994 amateur draft. He is the son of former major leaguer Gary Ward...
anywhere came deal hard kindness preparing relief worked yesterday
They kind of came up and told me yesterday that I made the team, and that was a relief for me. It was something that I was preparing for and worked hard for this spring. I really wanted to be part of the club. I didn't want to deal with going anywhere else or anything like that. I like the team.
guy
We had the lead, and we had the guy we wanted on the mound, ... Things didn't go our way.
book deliver hard head mistakes rule
The whole infield stopped. We didn't think Mesa would deliver the ball, and he did. It's hard to go through the rule book in your head right there. It's just one of those mistakes you don't want to make again.
air ball hit line pressure run runs
I got the run in, but if I get a hit, we get two runs and put even more pressure on their pitcher. Sometimes in those situations, you need to keep the ball out of the air and hit a line drive.
caught good groove hit pressure run
It's good to get a run but, if we get a hit in that situation, it could probably put a little more pressure on Ortiz. He caught his groove after that.
ball felt guys looked needed panicked
We sprayed the ball a lot, but you could tell their guys were never in a panicked situation, where they felt like they really needed to get the out. They looked relaxed.
caught composure good kept pressure tough
He got a little comfortable, and then he caught his groove. It was kind of tough to get some pressure on him. He pitched a good game. He kept his composure and he didn't panic.
circle craig drive front good hit line playing remember saying standing time tony
I remember Craig Biggio standing in the on-deck circle encouraging me, saying it was a good time to get that first one out of the way. Tony Gwynn was playing right field, and I hit a line drive in front of him.
almost ball forgot good happened hit leave running wanting
I only have one question: 'Do I look good running the bases?' Because I almost forgot how to do it. He just happened to leave a ball out over the plate, and I hit it the way I've been wanting to hit it for a while.
good power swing takes
All it takes is one good swing from power hitter.
against effort games putting
You can't put everything against him. He's putting the effort out there. We all know he makes games exciting, but that's Mesa.