David Eckstein
David Eckstein
David Mark Ecksteinis a retired American professional baseball player who was an infielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida, and has played professionally for the Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres. Eckstein won the 2006 World Series Most Valuable Player Award...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 January 1975
CitySanford, FL
ask best drive early efficient gotten hard hitting left line pitch pull season stay talk turn work
That's the one thing early in the season ... I wasn't being efficient to the pull side. I've gotten pitches, and I need to turn on them. If you ask Hal, I am hitting my best when I'm able to hit the hard line drive to left field. That's something we talk about and work on because if I hit that pitch well and stay on the pitch, I will hit the line drive to right field.
clubhouse concerned control develop hard matter outside people reputation respect
I wasn't really concerned about the people outside the clubhouse and organization. I wanted to develop a reputation with my teammates. I wanted them to respect me. No matter how hard you play or what you do, you can't control what people on the outside think.
behind complete control knew meaning
I was in complete control. I knew what I was saying. I had a meaning behind it,
game opportunity squeeze win
You like to win the game but there's something about the squeeze play. It's do or die. I get more opportunity to do that, too.
found help hole
You just want to find some way to help the team. I know it wasn't really pretty but it just found a hole and I was able to do the job.
ball close late possible sink
You just try to see the ball up ... His ball has so much sink and so much run, I just try to get as close to him as possible and try to take away that late break.
absolutely caught games means winning
Winning two games means absolutely nothing. We don't get caught up in all that, even when it is the World Series.
guys jobs key lose stepped stepping
Those guys are stepping up big when we lose key guys. They have stepped in and done unbelievable jobs.
ball doubt fantastic job location throwing throws today watch
Without a doubt, ... His location was unbelievable. You watch the film and he throws the ball up a lot, but today he was throwing the ball down, right at the knees, on the corners. He did a fantastic job tonight.
definitely switched
We switched our coverage. You get two outs with one pitch, it's definitely a momentum-changer.
We had our chances. We just didn't hit.
bothering cover run
We had our chances. I think his hamstring was bothering him. There was a play when he didn't run to cover first base. There may be something there.
people
Yeah, that's what people say. We'll see if that's true. But I know that in this lineup, I'm just going to do everything I can to get on base. That's my job.
found girl lovely
I found a beautiful, lovely girl and she said yes. So that was pretty amazing.