Jason Bay
Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bayis a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseballfor the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 September 1978
CityTrail, Canada
proud proud-to-be-an-american
I don't denounce being Canadian at any point, but I'm definitely proud to be an American.
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I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.
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I tried hockey, but it never stuck.
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There are expectations this year. I'm not saying great expectations, but I think people are reasonably expecting us to be a lot more competitive than we've been the last couple of years. I know the guys in the clubhouse have a different feeling.
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With the year I've had and the way things are going with the contract talks, it's a very exciting time for me. Not too many people get to go through something like this, ... You're talking about life-changing money. At the same time, you've got to maintain a certain level of focus and level-headedness. It's more flattering than anything.
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We showed a little bit of character coming back. With the way we were going, we could have easily rolled over.
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We're kind of working toward something here in the next few days so you take your at-bats a little more serious.
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To win this in a year (2005) when so many Canadians had good seasons is amazing. I'd love to win a World Series one day, but, on a personal level, it's very gratifying to recognized by your country.
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A lot of it probably has to do with the pitchers that they've had.
fear knew pitching runs
As well as we started off, we knew that it wasn't going to be like that every day. The fear was that once we cooled off, if the pitching was there, we weren't going to get enough runs to win.
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There's a lot of great names on that trophy. Being Canadian, I have a whole other country that's following me. You don't play for the awards, but at the same time, you realize that it goes a long way for a lot of people.
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This game is all about momentum, ... I think last night had (it) rolling through tonight. Momentum is what carries you. Whether you're 30 games back to three games back, momentum can break the spell and help win games.
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Some people will probably take it a little more seriously than others. A lot of the Latin American countries play a lot for pride, but you might see a little bit of a gray line for some people.
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A few guys on this team probably tried to do too much a few times, myself included.