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.
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.
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.
anyone beginning good great notoriety order past percentage point time whenever writes
It was great in the beginning. I got a lot of notoriety about it in Double-A. Now it's getting to the point where it's past that time. It's a time where whenever anyone writes something about me, it's, 'Oh, he has a great on-base percentage.' Well, in order to have a good on-base percentage you've got to hit, too.
pains sharpest
It was probably one of the sharpest pains I've had.
best boomer competing good guys pitchers
Boomer is one of the best pitchers to play in this game, ever. It's going to be good to have him back out there and competing and having him get guys off-balance --going out there and just doing what Boomer does well.
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.
carrying team weight
You never want to put the weight of the team on one guy. David?s been carrying us.
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.
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.
interact knowing
It's knowing what things they like and don't like, and how to interact with them.
attribute good helps hitters selective smart
It's like they always say, good hitters walk. You get to be a good hitter before you get a lot of walks, that's the way I see it. You take a lot of pitches. You can be smart and selective at the plate, and that helps attribute to walks.