Raul Ibanez
Raul Ibanez
Raúl Javier Ibañezis an American former professional baseball left fielder in Major League Baseballnow serving as a special advisor to Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. He played 11 of his 19 seasons for the Seattle Mariners, and also for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. While primarily a left fielder, Ibañez often filled in as a designated hitter as well throughout his career...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 June 1972
CityNew York City, NY
We won a series from a very good team. That's a good club over there. They can score runs and they have solid pitching. When you can win a series from a team like that, it's a good thing.
Our offense has a nice pace, a nice feel right now. We're being aggressive when we have to, being patient when we have to. Good balance up and down the lineup, good approaches at the plate.
That was an emotional one. He (Betancourt) was down 0-2 and battled his tail off. Willie's stolen base was unbelievable. He's as good as I've ever played with.
He's really good about putting his words into actions. He can also show you what he means. If you don't get it, he'll sit there with you and walk you through it, but he's not a pushy guy. You've got to want what he's giving you. He won't come after you that way. You have to want to pick up what he's saying.
It was good to finally be sitting at the adults' table. My first few years here, I wasn't part of it at all.
Aggressive is good, but have we been overly aggressive at times? Probably. It's a good question. We're trying to make things happen, but when you're not hitting, everything stands out.
When I was growing up, it seemed like it was probably the most realistic movie about baseball life. Now that I've lived it, I can say that it is the most accurate.
We've put together big innings the last two nights. We swung the bats well this series.
I am ecstatic. Seattle is where I wanted to be...it's where I've always wanted to be. It feels like home to me. I am excited about the direction of the team, and am very, very happy to be here.
I was excited. He's really good, and he's been around a lot of great hitters.
It doesn't feel like we're swinging the bat a whole lot better against right-handers. We're not swinging the bats well collectively.
Part of our game is being patient. You work the count, a lot of things can happen.
I think it's very important very important. We feel pressure a little bit with having to win some games, because we feel we are a better team than what we've been showing.
That was awesome. That was really cool, getting to meet one of the great power pitchers in the history of the game.