Mark Bellhorn
Mark Bellhorn
Mark Christian Bellhornis a former American professional baseball infielder. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. In his 10-year Major League Baseball career, Bellhorn was best known for being the starting second baseman for the Boston Red Sox during their 2004 World Series championship season...
ball earned eventually exceeded hit might
He hit the ball unbelievably. I think they eventually wanted him to have the job. I think he exceeded the expectations they had of him this spring. You might as well give him a shot, and he earned it.
believe chicago expect happened people stuff wrong
In Boston, most of the people believe in (the curse) just because of all of the stuff that has happened. It's kind of the same way in Chicago - they expect something to go wrong because that's what's happened over the years.
forward friends-or-friendship looking
I'm looking forward to it. I've still got a lot of friends on that team. But it's going to be a different feeling.
forward looking
Im looking forward to it, ... Ive still got a lot of friends on that team. But its going to be a different feeling.
hat mirror time tried weird
It was kind of weird to look in the mirror the first time I tried my hat on.
guess since thinking
I've been thinking about it ever since I got here. I guess now I'm getting a little antsy.
chance
The way I look at it, the more things you can do, the better chance you have of making a team.
happened hard page start team turn year
It was unfortunate what happened to me this year in Boston, ... I've just got to turn the page and start a new chapter. There's no hard feelings, but this is my team now.
fire guess maybe risky team trying
That's kind of a risky move. I guess they're trying to make a point. Sometimes maybe that does fire a team up to get things going.
ugly
Sometimes, that's going to happen. It was ugly. But after you play for awhile, you see a lot of ugly innings.
along career forced great perform pressure putting similar tough year
I'd like to have had more of a chance. I've never in my career been that great a starter, I'd come along in the end. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself. I wanted to perform and I probably forced it. You always look back to the year before and you want to put up similar numbers. It got tough for me.
I'd like to have had more of a chance,
given outside stuff wish
I wish they had given me a little more cushion, ... But at the same time, I've got to go out there and produce. I let outside stuff kind of get in my mind.
approach sharp stay totally tough
It's tough to stay sharp getting one at-bat as a pinch-hitter. It's a totally different approach when you start.