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
enjoy knew sit tony
That's something Tony does a lot. I knew something was going to happen. We weren't going to sit still. We were going to put things in motion. I enjoy it.
again club great looking shows ways
That just shows you with our club there's a lot of different ways we can go out there and we can get a victory. Grudzielanek had a great night, but once again you were looking at Nunez.
allowed balls credit double early ground needed preached sharp spring
It's something we preached from Day 1 (of spring training). But you've got to give a lot of credit to Mulder. He wasn't sharp early on and allowed some runners, but then he got the ground balls he needed for the double plays.
home ready wear
Everyone has always told me, 'Oh, you're going to wear out, you're going to wear out. I've never really thought about it. If I go home and get my rest, I'm ready to play.
came definitely game quit
They battle. There's no quit over there. After the first two nights, they came back with the same game plan. They definitely play hard. It's very impressive.
realm
It's just a whole different realm of a leadoff man. You've got to be patient.
I try not to say much all year. But when I say something, it's pretty right on.
behind definitely family far friend great intentions known might outside
It was one of those things where we definitely wanted a family friend, ... We didn't want someone from too far outside the family, because sometimes you might not know what the intentions behind it are. With Lorie, she's a great friend to our family, as well as a great person. We've known her a long time. It was perfect.
baseball challenged deserve earn emphasized fair might owed privilege uniform warned wear wearing
I told them baseball owed them nothing and wasn't a fair game. I emphasized what a privilege that it is to wear a uniform every day. I challenged them to do something to earn and deserve the right to wear a uniform. I warned them that if they didn't, they might not be wearing one.
buzz fun
It's pretty loud. The whole game, there's like a buzz going through (the stands). It's nice, it was fun going out there.
calming plate step
It's pretty calming to step to the plate in that situation.
calming feeling matters step understand versus
It's pretty calming to step in there in that situation. I don't know why, but it's a feeling that comes over you. (The fans) are so loud, but you just understand it's you versus him ? that's all that matters at that point.
game half last week
There will be no letup. We have a week and a half left. We're going to play every game hard, as you can tell by the last two nights.
game games gotten guys hungry last played tasted three
You play this game to get a ring, and anything less, it's very dissatisfying (not to get one) once you've tasted it. Our club's hungry because a lot of guys haven't gotten the ring. You can see that in the last three games we played (all victories).