Felipe Lopez
Felipe Lopez
attention home honor join knew paid people power runs smaller
It's an honor to join those guys, but I really haven't paid attention to the home runs because I just want to win. I always knew I could do it. I'm a smaller guy, but I have some power in my bat. I like it when people underestimate me. It's like a challenge.
coming easier family
I like coming back to my family at the end of the day. It makes all of this a lot easier for me.
improve last satisfied worked
Every year, you try to improve something. I've worked on everything. I'm not - I can't be - satisfied with what I did last year. I've got to improve.
camp decision football informed known looking magic man release respect seems shown taken training
To be honest, it seems like the decision to release me was taken way in advance. When they informed me about it, they told me a big man was what they were looking for. Had I known that before, I would have not come to training camp with the Magic. . . . I think they should have shown more respect to Felipe Lopez the person. I feel like I have been used.
coming good gradually peak plate ready relax starting wrong
I can just relax and gradually get ready. I'm starting to feel really good at the plate now. Everything is coming back. I don't want to peak at the wrong time. I want to be ready for the season.
change ways
It's going good. I like his methods, his ways of teaching. So far, it's been great. He said we don't have to change anything big. It's little things.
ball clear kept saw
It was clear to see that the ball was trapped. I saw it, that's why I kept on running.
clear good job
It was clear to see. (Duffy) did a good job of trapping the ball.
basketball village
They say every village in Oaxaca, like Chiapas, has a basketball court. Sometimes there's not much else there.
ball command good hard hit pitch trying
His command was a little off today. I was just concentrating on getting a good pitch to hit. ... I was trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps.
good grip
I overthrew it, ... I didn't have a good grip on the ball.
behind hit knew pitch took tried
With Dunn behind me, I knew I'd get a pitch to hit. I took one (strike). Then I tried to hit it hard.
I always stop, because as a kid, I did it too. So, it's not a big deal.
behind soul
It can become the soul of a community, something everyone can get behind and support.