Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Allan Hendricksonis an American former baseball and basketball player. Hendrickson was a pitcher in Major League Baseballand played power forward in the National Basketball Associationand Continental Basketball Association. He is one of just 12 athletes to play in both MLB and the NBA...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 June 1974
october spoil
We need to do what we can to spoil people's October plans.
advantage cut hurt mistakes three took walks
It was kind of cut and dry. Three mistakes I made that were up and two walks that hurt me. They took advantage of my mistakes.
call press somebody turn
It was kind of a wake-up call for me when Lou told the press that if I didn't turn it around, they may find somebody else,
stretched
It was more important for me to get stretched out.
competing good perspective view
It's always good to get their perspective, a different view point. They're the one's we're competing against.
across alignment best blessing body free happened life looking pitches threw
It's going to be a blessing for me. What I'm finding, because I threw across my body, I never could free up my arm. My pitches have more life to them now than they ever had. And if I do get out of alignment a little bit, I can feel it. It's the best thing that ever happened to me. That's the way I'm looking at it.
against aggressive couple fine good line swings tried
I tried to get too fine. Derek had a couple of good swings against me. It's that fine line between being aggressive and being picky.
best good team teams test
We have a young team and a lot to prove. It's a good test for us to play the best teams in the American League.
aggressive burn fine letting line
That's what makes their lineup so tough. It's such a fine line between being aggressive with them and not letting them burn you.
air coming few importance picked start towards trying urgency
There's a little sense of urgency coming towards the end of the season, with everything up in the air contract-wise, ... I think with the importance of every start going in, trying to be a little more focused, I've picked up on a few things that can be helpful.
bullpen came good settled victory
The bullpen did a good job, came in and settled things down. And we came away with another good victory.
assistance buy four government help house needed somewhere sudden
Someone who could buy a house four years ago without any government assistance all of a sudden needed $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 of help from somewhere to buy a house.
added amount anybody brought excitement fun guys half limit matter prove results second seen team
I think when you can limit the amount of transactions, ... get some camaraderie in the clubhouse, I think anybody who has seen us in the first half and the second half can tell we're having a lot more fun. We brought in some guys who added some excitement and some enthusiasm. And we're still learning. ... For us I just think it's a matter of having something to prove and having some fun with it. The results show and it's fun to be a part of this team the second half.
cheated fans felt somewhat
I think the fans have felt somewhat cheated over the years. We have their attention. Now it's up to us to do something about it.