Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Trevell Dyeis a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he played as a right fielder on a team that reached the playoffs. Dye played with the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox. Dye won the World Series MVP with the White Sox in 2005. Dye...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 January 1974
CityVacaville, CA
It doesn't matter to me. I've always been in the middle of the lineup anywhere.
I still feel it grab a little bit. If it was September or something I would definitely gut it out, but since it's the first week, I'll probably give it another day or so.
I think his personality rubbed off on everybody,
We had a lot of young guys mixed with some older guys who just wanted to win.
We haven't seen live pitching in a while, not (seen) any game situations. But no excuses.
You just want to do what you're capable of doing. You can't worry about what other guys are doing. You got to go out there every day focused on your game. If guys in front of you are doing good, hopefully you're right along with them.
We had our chances and I just didn't do my job.
I was just excited to be there, just having fun. You just never know if you're going to get that chance again, ... Nine years later, 10 years later or whatever, I think I kind of knew what it took to get back to the playoffs and win.
Just got a fastball out over the plate and did what I wanted to do. I think the ball was carrying. I think the wind was bouncing off the stands and sending the ball back out.
Just getting back to where I was my rookie year, this is everybody's dream. We're just living a dream so far. Hopefully we can get that jewelry at the end.
We've got to play these games out and see where we're at.
That was like another player who put up those numbers, ... That wasn't me. A lot of people around here have told me you just have to throw out last year, and that's what I'm trying to do.
That's the sign of a good team, ... If the opposing team gives you extra outs, you know you're good if you can go out there and build on it.
He's one of a kind, ... I haven't seen too many guys go out there and throw 100 miles an hour with some cut on it. I faced him in a simulated game the other day and all I can say about it is, I'm glad he's on this team. He looks mean and he comes right at you like, 'Here it is, if you can hit it, hit it.'