Ken Jr.
Ken Jr.
counted medical people says staff work
Just being able to go out there day in and day out where a lot of people counted me out says a lot for the work I put into it, and for the medical staff and the team.
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People are dying in wars, and I get an opportunity to play for my country. It's not that hard of a decision. You see Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson and all those guys stand on a podium. I have the chance to do that.
alone beyond came cares couple dad fever goes high home house privilege remember running sat school trusted wife
It goes way beyond the doctor-patient privilege with him. He really cares about you. I got to know who he was when I was in high school and my dad trusted the family. I remember two years ago in Cincinnati, I was home alone and was running a fever of 105 around midnight. I called him and he and his wife (Hilary) came over to the house and sat with me for a couple of hours.
bat hit pitch trying
I was just trying to get a pitch I could hit. It hit a little off the end of the bat and just got out.
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He's grown up a lot. His maturity level is night and day. When you get a chance to play every day, you have no choice but to go out and try to do a job.
rookie run wants
I also need to get some deodorant. Which rookie wants to run out and get me some?
air balls couple guys home solid swinging tried
Guys weren't up there swinging for home runs. We tried to make solid contact. We got a couple of balls in the air and they went out.
cruise talk trade white
Nah, he wanted to talk to me about the cruise that was canceled. The White Sox or a trade? All he said was that there is nothing to report.
break excuse press sorry
Excuse me, sorry to break up your press conference. This is how we do it in Cincinnati, we don?t have like 35 (reporters) here.
fly home
I may still fly home for it. That's my baby. She's so much like me. She's strong.
asked
They (Yankees) haven't asked me about itÊ-- that would be tamperingÊ-- and they haven't asked my agent.
asked
They (Yankees) haven't asked me about it -- that would be tampering -- and they haven't asked my agent.
care chance glad took
He's one of those guys, you're just glad you had a chance to know him. He took care of me.
beneficial both certain decision good mutual needed player spot time work
Certain things work good for the player and good for the team. It's a mutual decision on what we needed at the time - they needed a spot for LaRue and things like that. So it's beneficial for both of us.