John Buck
John Buck
ball drag guy hit paid park shift takes thank
Usually if you have a shift on, they're paid to hit, not paid to bunt. That's a guy that can hit the ball out of the park with any pitch. With Giambi, if he takes a drag bunt, thank you for the single.
baseman factor solid winning
I like being in control. You feel like you've been a solid factor in winning over, say, a first baseman or a right fielder. That's why I like it a lot. It's such an important role.
baseball good knocked learned year
I learned the most I've ever learned in one year in baseball, from getting knocked down and getting back up and getting knocked down again. Sometimes that's good for you.
almost best catching feedback game gets mac pitcher review somebody stuff talking time
I'm talking with Mac almost every time I'm catching somebody in a game or in the 'pen just about that pitcher -- for one, I know that guy's stuff and I'll review it. And Mac gets feedback from me because I've got the best view in the house.
figure
It'll be good. I won't have to think for two of us to try to figure out what works.
feeds given good job mark pitcher taking trying
They did a good job of taking what they were given and not trying to do too much. Mark is the kind of pitcher who feeds off the other team's aggressiveness.
cause fans knocking late night people reasons sacrifice school season stay time type year
The reasons why the fans aren't out here are the type of season we've had, the time of year it is, not in the race, knocking on 100 losses. I think that's why people are not going to make the sacrifice to stay up late on a school night cause it is not real meaningful.
bit hung middle stay
A slider. He hung that one a little bit up the middle and I was able to stay back on it.
losing ruins
Losing is never easy. It ruins your day.
good
So, I did. I didn't get a good jump, but I still went. But I can't be out on that play.
against deepest full guys nine patient tough
The deepest in the league, by a long shot. They're all really patient hitters. It's not often you have all nine guys who play tough and take pitches. You've got to go the full nine innings, especially against these guys.
fall hits matter time work
It's just a matter of time before those broken-bat hits fall our way. And things will work our way and we'll get out of this.
close drive streets surreal tv
It's surreal because you look on TV and see the streets where (wife) Brooke and I used to drive down and it makes it feel so much more close to home,
ball breaking broken since threw time
It was the first time he threw a breaking ball since his broken finger.