Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts
Outfielder with incredible raw speed and base-stealing skills, he was a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 May 1972
best team
We believe, ... we're the best team in baseball.
chip coming consistency guys hear looking prove shoulder terrible
We're looking for more consistency out of our team. I think that a lot of guys are still coming in with a little chip on their shoulder because you hear that it was a fluke, it was a terrible division. We're out to prove that we can do it again.
guys opportunity team veteran
We've got a veteran ballclub, and guys who are still very hungry. There's a lot of guys on this team who haven't won. This is an opportunity for us, and we don't want to let it go. There's been no panic, and guys are still banding together.
clearly identify lead problems stated sudden theme
There are clearly stated problems that we have to identify and have to uncover. The overlying theme is things that would lead to sudden incapacitation,
against bats good hits tonight tough
(Webb) is a very good pitcher, when his sinker is on, its tough to get consecutive hits against him, but tonight we put some good at bats against him.
ninth until wait win
You don't always want to wait until the ninth inning to win games, but we haven't had that. That propels us, to know we can win at any time. You don't want to go into the postseason scuffling.
dramatic fashion game win
When you win a game in dramatic fashion, it kind of re-energizes you,
close definitely main towel
There's definitely a strategy, ... Goggles is the main thing, but you also keep a towel close by. There will be burning.
extensive impacts talking
You're talking about a catastrophic disaster, with extensive damage. Look at the impacts of Katrina: You're going to get that all over again.
difference division expect good people satisfied team winning
A real difference is, there were no expectations before, and now there are. People aren't just satisfied with their team winning a division championship. They expect the Padres and Chargers to do more. Personally, I think that's a good thing.
amount assemble huge lose team time
This is really sad. You come all this way to assemble a team and Mike's such a huge part of that. To lose him for any amount of time is disheartening.
april count last picking start
This April is going just like last April. But we can't count on a 22-6 May again. We all need to start picking up the slack.
great needs spark tomorrow whether
Something needs to spark us, and I think that we'll do something tomorrow night. Whether it be a great play or a big hit, a two-out hit, something like that. We haven't had any of the above. We need to get something like that to kind of get the momentum.
hopefully push
The more interesting we make this, the more I'll have to try to push the envelope. But hopefully it doesn't come to that.