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
god stay
That's just God saying, 'You'd better stay humble; I'll find you.
breaking looked panicked run saw taught threw
You're taught to run at him every time. I panicked and threw the ball. I looked up and saw Rollins breaking and I threw the ball.
found houses
There's 180 houses in our development, and it found ours.
across gaining issue momentum
This is an issue that is gaining momentum across the country.
finish
This is not the way we wanted to finish the stand.
assets beginning besides bring consider ethics life morals
Some people, like myself, consider life beginning at conception. For me, besides my education, my morals and ethics are the most important assets I bring to my job.
focused fun great happened means moving team
The one thing I like about this team is as great as it was, as fun as it was, there's no real celebrating what happened today. It means we're focused and moving on.
atmosphere create season
The offseason is the 'on' season, ... I try to create an atmosphere that's tough. When the season starts, you're thankful.
active against duty pit sort
They sort of pit us against the active duty force.
players spending time
I think it?s going to be a lot more like home. I think players are going to end up spending a lot more time here.
bad life pitch start totally
It got things off to a bad start that inning. You make that play and it's a totally different inning. That's the life of a pitcher. You have to get through that and pitch through that.
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He's just got stellar composure and he's a cool, cool guy all around. On and off the field, he's just a mellow guy.
plans situation
There are no plans to do any of this, but we're monitoring the situation closely.
chance found might rest riding study translate
I got a chance to study the way he hits. I don't know how it's going to translate into the rest of the season. Who knows, I might have found something. I'm going to keep riding it out as long as it works.