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
bad bugs count early job mind pitcher strikes swing throw
When I have two strikes, I feel free, ... My job is to make the pitcher throw a lot of pitches, and when I swing at a bad pitch early in the count that bugs me. Once I get to two strikes and I swing at a bad pitch, I don't mind it at all.
bat gets great handle hitter juan knows mean settles stroke struggled swinging tony type wheels
Juan has wheels and can handle the bat pretty well. Tony knows what he is doing. Juan is the type of hitter who can do a lot once he settles in and gets in his groove. He has a great stroke down through the zone. He's not the only one who struggled early. I hadn't been swinging the bat that well either. He's going to mean a lot to this lineup over the long run.
action ball bat gotten hit looked might starting swing takes
By starting up the action with the hit-and-run and making him swing the bat and try to hit the ball to the right side, that might have gotten him going. It takes a little while, but his swing looked a lot better tonight.
almost freedom love matter pitch swing
I feel almost like a freedom. You get to swing at a pitch no matter where it is. I love it.
swinging tough
You can't go up there swinging if (the pitcher) has just made an out or he's had a tough inning before,
expected home pack plans win
We expected to win. I didn't even pack anything (Wednesday) or make any plans for getting home because I thought we would win tonight.
change definitely early game lose tone
It was very important for us to go out there and set the tone early and find a way to get a win. Every game can change momentum. You definitely don't want to lose that lead.
handle letting
Personally, I can handle myself after this, ... but I feel disappointed in letting them down.
envelope happen hit lay management pushed ran
We didn't lay back and let things happen today, ... We hit and ran and just pushed the envelope all day, that really show Tony's management style.
guys
Because if he's up we've got at least two guys on and we have a chance.
bunch develop ends force guys playing team time walk
The thing you don't do is come to a new team and force yourself on people. We walk in here as a bunch of guys but over time we're going to develop into a team. It's going to be interesting to see how it ends up playing out.
double key matter plays turn winning
Double plays are key to winning championships, ... No matter the situation, we try to turn everything.
matter score turn
Don't turn the channel, ... no matter what the score is.
balls eight hard nine pitcher throw
You get a pitcher to throw eight balls in a row like that (actually eight balls in nine pitches), and it can be hard for him to get back in the zone.