Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia, is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, and Arizona Diamondbacks...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 May 1985
CityWest Palm Beach, FL
advantage awesome guys took
That was an awesome experience. Just being with those guys was incredible. I took advantage of the opportunity.
ball coming confident feeling jump matter seeing
I wasn't pressing, but I wasn't seeing the ball real well and wasn't feeling real confident at the plate. That's what made me want to jump out and get out of the slump. I have been seeing the ball for about a week, so it was just a matter of coming through.
forward
That's pretty neat, something to look forward to.
man messing
No, man, I was just messing around down there.
bad butcher drunk hard
I get everything. ... Fans, they don't know me, and some of them are drunk and don't know the difference. They butcher it pretty bad and give me a hard time, but it's kind of funny.
atlanta expecting last situation year
He was in the same situation as me last year, first year in Double-A. He wasn't expecting to get called up. But fortunately for him, he got to go to Atlanta and make a career.
buy good locker nose today
I'll just have to buy her another one. I put it in my locker today because I had to do something for good luck. I rubbed its nose and everything. So far, so good.
crushing everybody hit rest second seemed
I hit .400 or something the rest of the way. I was crushing the ball. Everybody seemed to think it had something to do with getting married. I don't know. I'm usually better the second half. I was just having fun.
hope last reach repeat ultimate
I hope I can repeat what I did last year. I need to keep working on what I need to do to reach my ultimate goal: Play in Atlanta.
spot threw
He threw great. Everything he threw, he spotted well. If you can spot it like that, you can be dominant.
great guy
He's a guy who we all can take a lot from. It's just great he's here.
boost gives guy guys manager nice saying seeing team trying watch
A guy like him, the manager of the team you're trying to play for, is saying nice things about you, it always makes you feel good. Just seeing the guys that you watch on TV, and you can play with those guys, it gives you a boost of confidence.
came week
The first week was rough, but I came out of it and feel good.