Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett
Catcher who played for four MLB teams from 1998 to 2009; won a Silver Slugger Award while playing with the Chicago Cubs in 2005.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 October 1976
CityAtlanta, GA
thrive
We need them to produce. We don't need them to just survive, we need them to thrive to win.
afford prove slow work
We have a lot to prove early, and we have a lot of work to do early. To get to where we need to go, we can't afford a slow start.
effort second testament
To end up here is a testament to the girls. Their effort is second to none.
chance face good guy hit pitching trying
Here's this guy pitching so well, and he's already in mid-season form, and there's a good chance we're probably going to face him, so I'm trying to take some notes. It's going to take everything he has not to hit me.
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For me, the best thing was being around Michael Young more than anybody. I got a chance to hit in his group and study the way he hits. I don't know how it will translate the rest of the season, but from that point on when I was hitting with him, I took that approach to keep everything crisp and clean and sharp, and things started working a little bit. Who knows, I might have found something. I'm going to keep riding it out as long as it works.
carried conviction cool cucumber encourage learn mound pitches shake style talk
I encourage him to shake me off. That's how I'll learn his game, learn his style. I tell him it's more about the conviction of his pitches than the selection. If I have an issue, I'll go out and talk to him. We've had some discussions on the mound and he's been as cool as a cucumber out there. I can't say enough about his composure. I think that's carried him to this point.
believe coming guys maintain position pressure pushing
I believe that when the guys come back, they will come back to maintain our position and not have the pressure of pushing for your position. That's a lot of pressure for guys coming off (injuries).
bill dealt ideology
I did not want a bill that dealt with ideology in any way.
add couple everybody explain good guys help last saw starts stuff wants
Last year, we saw him have a couple starts like that, and I don't know how to explain it. I know he has good stuff and that he's a competitor, and he's one of those guys who, when he's pitching, everybody wants to help play and win. Sometimes things don't add up.
enjoyed game guy helped incredible playing regardless season year
Let's be truthful: The way the game has gone, it hasn't helped him. You can say what you want, but the guy has put up some incredible numbers, and he did a lot for this organization, and I enjoyed playing with him. That '98 season is a year that will never be forgotten, regardless of how you want to look at it.
anybody ball defends feed strength
She defends the ball as well as anybody in the league. That's our strength, her quickness. We feed off of her.
abide
One would think they would abide by their own policy.
brings everybody feels last needed sort win work
When things like that happen, it sort of brings everybody down. If it doesn't work out for one teammate, everybody sort of feels the same way. ... We just didn't do what we needed to do to win last year.
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I have always favored a mix. I don't believe in segregating music into categories. I think that exercise tends to be very arbitrary. I like to quote the jazz great Louis Armstrong on the subject: 'There are only two types of music, good and bad. I play good music.' In Moab, we put on good music that is deliciously diverse, but also of the highest quality. Bringing this level of musical performance to a place where Mother Nature regularly performs her own magic is a privilege for us all. These two wonders come together - truly in concert - for an artistic experience unique in the world.