Matt Holliday
Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Hollidayis an American professional baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. A World Series champion in 2011, Holliday is regarded as a key figure of the Cardinals' success of the 2010s and of the Colorado Rockies' in 2007 for hitting, baserunning and leadership abilities. As of 2016, he has totaled nearly 2,000 hits and 300 home runs, and more than 400 doubles, 1,000 runs scored, 1,000 runs batted in, 100 stolen bases,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 January 1980
CityStillwater, OK
CountryUnited States of America
What Todd went through was an aberration. He makes it easier for me and (Atkins) because he's on base every time we come up.
I think I just learned that God has a plan for all of us, and I work hard and do all the things I can, but at the same time, His will is perfect; and me trying to control it, it's not going to work.
When it's one game, especially at this time of year when hitters are still trying to feel their way through it a little bit, it's tough. As a hitter, you're not quite locked in yet.
We've got some good hitters who aren't necessarily all-or-nothing hitters. I'm mostly sitting on fastballs the whole time and reacting to the off-speed stuff.
I'm very concerned. Any time you have to go to the hospital, it's never a good thing. When I leave here, I'm going to see if I can call him.
It's more gratifying to do things that help the team win. Personally it feels good, but at the same time it's a team game. To be able to do your job is gratifying. To be able to do things to help the team win is gratifying. I was able to do that tonight.
No problem for me. I've got nothing to hide. That's the second time for me (including an MLB test), so I'm used to it.
I don't think any time you run into your teammate it can be too positive. But maybe it did jostle something loose.
We're going out and playing relaxed. Getting some early momentum on the road is good for confidence, too. We're confident on the road.
I'd make the same play. I'd just throw it about a foot lower. I got a little excited and thought we had a force there. It just kind of sailed on me. Somehow it found the dugout, but oh well. We won.
I couldn't pick up his fastball. I just had trouble with him.
I'd do the same thing if it was my decision.
Most of us are pretty good friends and we've played together a lot, so I think if anybody goes through ups and downs or needs advice, or needs just a friend to talk to, I feel like I can be that guy for them,
Personally, it felt good, but this is a team. It's a team game and to do your job is gratifying, to do things to help your team win is gratifying and I was able to do that tonight.