Derrek Lee
Derrek Lee
Derrek Leon Lee, or "D-Lee", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Oriolesand Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 September 1975
CitySacramento, CA
great leave weird
Now that I'm here, it's going to be weird to leave the team. But it's a great opportunity.
arm flashes fun good great movement pitcher second showing throws works
He showed flashes of it early. Second year, like everybody, is an adjustment-type of year. This year, he is showing what kind of pitcher he is. He is just dominant. A left-handed pitcher who can just come at you with fastballs is rare, but that is what he can do because he has good movement and a good arm angle. He throws strikes. He's a good pitcher. He's great for the game. He's a good person, having fun out there. He works hard.
agent moving telling
I'm telling you, it was horrible. I told my agent if we lose, I'm moving out of the country.
leaving looked pitches settled
It looked like he was going to have a 1-2-3 inning. That was impressive. The first inning, he was leaving a lot of pitches up. He settled down after that.
burden needs talked
As of right now, I haven't talked about it. If it comes up, yeah, I think it needs to be done before the season. I don't really want that burden of thought. I want to concentrate on the game.
chance hard postseason
The chance to go to the postseason, it's hard to pass up.
writing player league
If you write in the paper 'Lee stinks,' that's not going to affect me. I'll just laugh. And if you write 'Derrek Lee is the best player in the league,' that won't affect me either. I'll laugh.
years league age
You just get better with age. You learn yourself and the league. I'm starting to understand more about hitting every year.
basketball blue chips
I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.
basketball missing now-and-then
I miss basketball every now and then.
running home trying
As a first baseman, hitting home runs is what's expected of me. But I don't really try to hit home runs.
media guy quiet
It's not like I'm an introvert. You get to know me, I can have a conversation with you. But in front of the media, I'm probably more of a quiet guy.
pride should-have play
Defense is something I take pride in. I feel it's just as important as offense. They should have RBIs for defensive plays.
crazy team winning
I want to be on that team that wins the world championship here in Chicago and sees the city go crazy.