Mike Lowell
Mike Lowell
Michael "Mike" Averett Lowellis an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, and the Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox, he was named MVP of the 2007 World Series for batting .400 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 runs scored and a stolen base in a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 February 1974
CitySan Juan, PR
approach change intensity looking scoreboard
It doesn't change your intensity or your approach or your preparation. But it does have you looking at the scoreboard a lot more often.
pitches
I think he's going to see better pitches in the American League.
goes lack maybe miami people pieces pin ripping size skin
I think maybe the lack of Miami humidity will be helpful. I know that was a big thing. It's unbelievable, the size of some of those blisters. People think 'blister, just prick it with a pin and it goes away.' But he was ripping whole pieces of skin off of his finger.
happy hard work
I'm so happy for Luis, ... He's so hard on himself. I told him, 'Hey, just keep swinging. It'll work out.'
bump health love seconds trade
That's struggling. Everything else is a bump in the road. As much as I love baseball, I would trade it in two seconds for the health of my kids.
beauty control face guys seven slap
The beauty has always been I can't control it, ... If I get traded, I get traded. I really don't take it as a slap in the face or anything like that. Most guys don't even play for the same organization for seven years, and I've been able to do that at home.
love
It's great. I love it. I'm an American.
bit good great line maybe range vice
It's great for me defensively just because I know the way he plays. I know he has such good range to his right. I can cheat, maybe take away the line a little bit and vice versa.
ball felt good hitting last slow start year
It's a good feeling. If I was hitting .230 right now but felt like I was hitting the ball hard, I would still feel OK. I got off to such a slow start last year ... this is nice.
drawing fixed teams unless
As long as we don't have revenues other teams do, and unless we're drawing 40,000 a game, we're going to have a fixed payroll.
good showing
That's his way of showing his emotions. The way things are going for us right now, there are not too many real good things going on in this clubhouse.
amount certain reading
There's a certain amount of telepathy going on. He's reading my thoughts.
capable expect less letting others trust
As a competitor, I don't expect anything less than what I'm capable of doing. When you think you're underachieving, you feel you let others down. But trust me, I'm letting myself down more than anything else.
arm bummed guys kept moving playing plenty range saw second strength
I think at first I was a little bummed out because I saw guys playing second and thought I could do a better job, ... As I kept moving up you see the range guys have. I had plenty of arm strength for third.