Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Edmund Youkilis, also known as "Youk" /ˈjuːk/, is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2001, after playing college baseball at the University of Cincinnati. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees. He is currently a special assistant to the Chicago Cubs and former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 March 1979
CityCincinnati, OH
base easier taking third throw turns
I've been taking groundballs out there for about two months. It's an easier throw than from third base and the (double play) turns don't really get me so much.
biggest fans help impact matter players
It would help out a lot. It doesn't matter to us players because it doesn't impact our at-bats. It's all what the fans want. It's up to them. That's the biggest thing. If they want it, it would be great.
against ball blue good hit lots played runs
It would be good for us to come out and take it to the Blue Jays a little bit. They've played us well. They've hit the ball real well, they've pitched well and they've scored lots of runs against us.
great
That's huge. At first, I didn't think he had it. It was unbelievable. He made a great play.
adrenaline felt looking ninth pure rush
I was soaking it all up in the ninth inning, every pitch, every out, just looking around. It felt like the World Series. It was unbelievable. Just a pure adrenaline rush and pure excitement.
ball best good pitchers throwing
When Schilling is healthy, you've got one of the best pitchers in the game. He's throwing the ball good and has that swagger, and that's what you need from Schill.
barrel baseball broken fingers good grip hit hurt matter taking time trick
The only time it hurt was when I hit it off the end of the bat. It doesn't matter if you have 10 broken fingers ... it's going to hurt off the end of the bat. It's a little discomforting with the grip of the bat, but I have to just keep taking good cuts. Whole trick in baseball is to barrel it up. If I can do that, I'll feel good.
crazy drives form good hope hurt last looks people year
He looks good. I just hope he comes back to form and has a good attitude. Last year he got a little crazy with being injured. Sometimes it drives people nuts. That's what hurt him. It's depressing. I'd have to go see a psychiatrist if I was on the DL for that long.
boston city fun good likes misses playing says york
He just said he's having fun just playing ball. He likes New York City and he's just having a good time. He says he misses Boston a little bit. He misses the fans.
chance confidence help teammates
I have a lot of confidence in my teammates that they'll get us (to the playoffs). Hopefully, I'll have the chance to help out.
bit good hurts job keeps lead
Getting that big lead for (Schilling) helps. Sometimes it hurts a pitcher, too. They get a big lead, they take a little bit off. They don't have the edge. Curt did a good job with that tonight. He pitched really well, and, hopefully, he keeps going on a roll.
basically fastball needed spot threw throwing
He was throwing his off-speed real well, changeups, curveballs. This is a fastball-hitting team. You?re not going to get too many fastballs by this team. He basically threw his off-speed well and spotted up his fastball when he needed to spot up his fastball.
couple help team
I live for that moment. The team is down with two outs and I help the team win. I want to do that for a couple of more years.
pain point suck
I know my pain threshold. I'm fine, ... It's come down to that point where you got to suck up a lot of stuff.