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
deal few might playing weeks
It's painful. I've been playing with it for a few weeks now, ... could be gone, or it's something we might have to deal with for a little bit.
affecting days few gotten last point worse
It's come to a point where it's gotten worse and worse and worse, ... The last few days playing, it was affecting me, I felt.
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.
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.
believe reason
We know we're here for a reason, ... and they believe in us.
fun
I think we all know what we need to do and it's just having a little fun while we're getting there.
brings clubhouse goes player seeing
I think he's a much better player than I anticipated, ... Just being around him every day and seeing what he brings to the table, to the clubhouse and to the field. Just the way he goes about his business.
anybody experience good great involved last opportunity
That we're a good team. It's a great experience for anybody to be involved in something like this. It just doesn't come around too often. Fortunately we have an opportunity to get back where we were last year, and that's our mission.
seen
We do the little things, ... I've never seen so many squeezes in my life.
carry playing run
When you're playing good, ... you just want to carry it and run with it for as long as you can.
division games leading
Yeah, we're leading the division by 15 games but we go out there and play every game just like it's the last,
glad kid tough trying
It showed. It's just of those things. He's trying to make a play. It's a tough play. You don't want a kid getting hurt. I'm just glad it's not anything more serious.
It's been a pretty interesting week, ... First it was one thing, then another. I didn't know what was going on.
five four nice spring stress training weeks work
It was nice to do that in Spring Training, ... I can't stress how important it was to actually get Spring Training under our belts, those four or five weeks there to work together.