Mark Grudzielanek
Mark Grudzielanek
Mark James Grudzielanekis a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played for six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently an Assistant Player Development Coordinator of the Arizona Diamondbacks...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 June 1970
beat game hard jump kept mistakes teams
That's how we try to play. We try not to make mistakes. If you're going to beat us, you're going to have to hit. But when you jump out on teams like that, it's tough. We've all been there, but that's hard to come back from. We jumped out on them in Game 1, and just kind of kept it going.
winning
There's a lot more to it than just winning the division.
looks strives team
This is a team that strives to do the little things. When we do it out there, like we did tonight, it just looks so good.
body core days effective few last mess pain shocks today yesterday
This is something where you mess with the core of your (body), your back, it's tough. I don't know how effective I would be out there today or yesterday because the pain there just shocks your whole body. I've never had something like that before. The last few days it's been constant.
best fans forced teams watch
Now fans are going to be forced to watch the best teams in the game.
cases percent stick time
adjustments to be made during the game, but in most cases (the Duncan-based positioning) is where we stick to it and probably 75 percent to 80 percent of the time it usually works.
tough wish
Just try not to think about it. It's a tough situation. You don't wish it on anybody.
deal disc earliest might stages
It could be gone, or it could be something that we might have to deal with for a little bit. It's nothing serious. It's not like a bulging disc or anything like that. It's the earliest stages of something like that which could happen, but it's not there.
fun
I think we all know what we need to do and it's just having a little fun while we're getting there.
arm drive game habits people plays size talk work
His work habits and his drive to play the game are special, ... People talk about him all the time, about his size and his arm strength. Then you see the plays he makes. It's amazing.
games lost three
We lost three games before you could blink.
He was phenomenal. You can't say enough about the guy.
says
We try to get him to go out and he says 'No, I've got a show Tivoed at home. I don't know about this guy.
talked
We talked a lot and we had to get comfortable,