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
ball beating good hitting pitch swing throwing
When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball on the barrel, ... I mean, he's beating them in, he's throwing his cutters and curveballs, and throwing the first pitch for strikes. It's awesome.
guys last life
The last thing we want to do is give these guys life to get back in the series.
days last move since
I really haven't done anything since last Saturday, ... For two days it was my knee, and then I couldn't move at all for two days.
best control definitely gets lacking potential prior
If there's anything lacking now, it's the control Prior has on his off-speed pitches. Once he gets there, he can be one of the best pitchers. He has a lot to learn, but the potential is most definitely there.
direction eliminate trying
Hopefully, we're going in the right direction. We're really trying to eliminate this thing so we don't have any more problems.
ground huge mind ready sudden thinking wherever
You've got to be ready for it. If it's not going through your mind, all of a sudden it's on you and you're not ready for it. We're thinking like that all the time. 'Here we go, get a ground ball.' Wherever it goes, all of us, the whole infield is thinking like that. We like that and we want that. It's a huge rally-killer.
finish line playing
You want to get to the finish line healthy, but you want to get there playing good.
gets second
If he gets through the first or second inning, he's kind of in and out,
base either few help walked
I could have walked a few times already and I'm not even doing that, ... Either way, I have to get on base and help out in some way, and it has to be now.
gets second
If he gets through the first or second inning, he's kind of in and out,