Matt Lawton
Matt Lawton
Matthew "Matt" Lawton, Jr.is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons, including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball. Lawton, an outfielder, made his major league debut September 5, 1995, with the Minnesota Twins, who signed him four years prior. He also played in the majors with the New York Mets, the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees, and the Seattle Mariners. Over his major league career, Lawton compiled a .267...
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Monday, it struck me that I'm not ready to quit. I think I've got a lot of baseball to play. So when it comes around to that second game next week, I'll be playing.
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The only embarrassment for me was having to tell my family how everything went down. It taught me a lesson, and I'm very fortunate for the opportunity the Mariners have give me.
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You have to crawl before you can walk, ... I think .500 is important. It seems like we've been trying to play catch-up all season. Once we hit .500, it's like we can start over.
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I take full responsibility and I did not appeal. It's a terrible mistake and something I will regret for the rest of my life. I am deeply sad and I apologize to everyone that I let down.
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I apologize to the fans, the game, my family and all those people that I let down. I'm truly sorry and deeply regret my terrible lapse in judgment.
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If (Bonds) were white, he'd be a poster boy in baseball, not an outcast.
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There are so many people there who are going to be in need of some sort of help. Mr. Steinbrenner, I definitely want to thank him for helping. The people are going to be very appreciative.
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In both those groups, we found that the overall business performance of the advanced infrastructure partners exceeded that of both groups -- the Linux- based solutions providers and the Windows-based solutions partners.
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I'll just be a fan today, watch the game and enjoy opening day.
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I look at it as an opportunity. I'm clean, and I can help the Seattle Mariners.
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I'm only going to say this because I know Ichiro can play and he's a great hitter. Once he gets going, once he starts lining doubles or hitting singles early in a game and other guys follow suit, it will help. It's hard to be a slow-starting team in the major leagues every night. We need to get things going early and Ichiro will be a key to that success.
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I have no idea what you are talking about but thanks for your concern,
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It has improved, ... Instead of the flags and cross-burning and all that stuff, I think it's a little more hidden now.
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The guy throws a lot of strikes. Guys like that usually have trouble with their control. He was able to throw almost all of his stuff for strikes.