Miguel Tejada
Miguel Tejada
Miguel Odalis Tejadais a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is currently with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. Tejada has played for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 May 1974
CityBani, Dominican Republic
anybody beat killer today
He's so good, he can beat you with any pitch. He didn't play around with anybody today and had that killer instinct.
guy happened last worked
I couldn't concentrate on the game. The only thing I could think about was what had happened to him. He's the last guy you want to see that happen to. He's worked so hard.
bad hurt themselves
I don't want to say anything bad that can hurt my teammates, but look at Toronto, they have strengthened themselves and we haven't done anything.
hang
I don't want to hang around doing nothing at home.
team thinking years
Of course I think a 10-year investment would be in a team's best interest. Look at Cal Ripken Jr., that guy was around until he was like 40... Not that I'm going to be in my 40s at the end of the 10-year deal or anything.
play body want
I've worked hard with my body, just in case someone needs me to play third or short. I'm happy to go back to short, it's my natural position. I'm here to help and here to do whatever the manager wants me to do.
people recognizing
I like people recognizing me.
games play want
I don't care what any writer says about me ... I just want to play my game.
thinking earth feels
I don't think there can be anyone on earth more happy than I am right now. Inside, I feel fulfilled.
three clean given
I've never given anybody steroids before. I've been checked out three times already, and I'm clean. I've been clean all my life.
broken hope hoping manager worried
I'm going to play. I don't have anything broken back there. I'm going to be in the lineup. I hope the manager isn't worried tomorrow, because I'm hoping I'm going to be able to play at 100 percent. I'm going to try.
ballpark forget happened love playing wanting
I just want to be in the lineup every day. I can forget what happened the day before. I love being at the ballpark and love playing the game. It's not about a streak. It's just about me wanting to play.
defense
I know that I can't play defense and I've got to do something for the team, so I do it with my bat.
cubans good major
The Cubans all could be major leaguers, they all could be good major leaguers.