Ken Jr.
Ken Jr.
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They can't look at mine. They can't look at mine. You all know good and damn well that what you see is what you get. You can look at other people and speculate all you want. But you guys know from looking at me that I didn't touch a thing.
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You're not just representing the people of Cincinnati, you're representing everybody. It was different. You'd see all the flags and the people yelling and the uniforms. The language barrier was a little tough. But for the most part, everybody understood one thing - baseball.
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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.
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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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I don't worry about it. I just go out there and try to do the best I can. Whatever people think, that's fine.
spring work
It's still spring training. I've still got things to work on. Right now, it's just getting in shape.
fun help pennant somebody
It's not as fun as being in the pennant race. But if you can help keep somebody at home, that's fun.
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I'm not going to Chicago. I'm in Pittsburgh with the Cincinnati Reds, and that's where I'm staying.
I'm not going to Chicago. I'm in Pittsburgh.
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I'm just glad I'll be on the field because this is one of the greatest pitchers who ever toed it up.
hate
It's tough. I hate to not be playing, more than anything.
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It's amazing for a guy hitting with a double ear flap. I didn't know if he hit left-handed or right-handed.
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It's a matter of working the soreness out and getting back to normal. If it's later, there's other ways to take care of it. But, it's April. You don't want this to nag on and be a factor later in the season.
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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.