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
busting knew line tail
I was busting my tail down the line because I knew it was going to be a bang-bang play at first,
man respect
I respect him as a man and as a manager.
case confident extremely hit matter talked
Khalil and I talked about it, ... He's just extremely confident that he can hit it out in this ballpark, because no matter where you hit it, it can go out of this ballpark. That's not the case in our park.
four last situation straight task three tougher win year
Last year I think the situation we were in was a lot tougher task than the situation we're in right now, because we were down to three outs, and had to win four straight games,
looked played watched
I watched (on TV) when they played the Aztecs, ... They looked good.
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I was just running as hard as I could, wanting to make them make a play, and the next thing you know, the ball was in my chest and my arms. I just wanted to make a good bunt and put some pressure on them. It was bang-bang, and fortunately it got by him.
glue guy pivotal rock
He's kind of like the pivotal guy on this team. He's been the rock or the glue or whatever. He's the one guy you don't want to lose.
bullpen obviously strongest
Our bullpen obviously is the strongest part of our team. I like our chances, I really do. If we can get to the bullpen ...
bush definitely guys list top
Reggie Bush and the RBV All-Stars. Those guys definitely are at the top of my list for 2005.
games goal good guarantee record regardless single team win wins year
Regardless of what our record is, the goal is to make the playoffs. If you win 100 games and you don't get to the postseason, what good is it? I guarantee you every single team that wins more games than us this year would like to be in our position.
finished game match par stood win
He was all-square stood on the 18th, then finished with a par to win his game and halve the match overall.
aggressive hope
He was a little more aggressive than I thought he would be. I hope he comes out of it unscathed.
cake cuts eat government income increases permanent tax wants war
He wants to make the tax cuts permanent that reduces income to the government while we're in war which increases expenses.. I don't know how you can have your cake and eat it to.
game guys inside knows man respect talk
He knows the game inside out. If you talk to guys in their clubhouse, they all respect him as a man and as a manager.