Ryan Church
Ryan Church
Ryan Matthew Churchis a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Montreal Expos /Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks...
bring enjoy everybody instead meeting name people start together
Finally, we get to strap it on and get out there and enjoy what we're doing. You bring everybody together and we get to see what we got and go from there. You start meeting as many people as you can and after that you pretty much know everybody by their first name instead of just a number.
enjoy
It was a wake-up call. He told us to go out and enjoy it and do the right things. We're not doing the right things.
everybody playing race running
We just look at the race. It's close. We know we're running out of time. But anything can happen, especially with everybody playing each other.
honor next pulling stand
It would be an honor to stand out there next to him. I'm pulling for him. I've got his back. Hopefully, this is history.
batting practice stand watch
Sometimes you stand back and watch him during batting practice and say, 'Wow, he's only 21,'? He's got it all, everything.
coming dugout everybody
Everybody coming back to the dugout was just like, 'Wow,
cold nice tasted
I was topping it off with a nice cold one. It tasted much better.
ability guys
We just couldn't get it done. We got guys on base. We had the ability. We had the guys in the lineup we wanted. We just couldn't do it.
beginning definitely game good wait
I didn't let myself get down for not being here at the beginning of the year. You have to let the game come to you and wait for your opportunities. This is definitely a good start.
word
Shocked. Only word I can say. That's it: shocked.
accustomed again bet hurry spring start
I feel like I'm accustomed to Spring Training. It's like, just hurry up and get it over with. Let's start it up again and strap it on. I'm really eager. You can bet I'm going to do well.
fit good guys shoes spring sure time training
It's just good to get here early. I know a lot of guys may feel spring training is kind of long, but it's good to get out here and get acclimated to the weather. It's time to get it on, strap on the shoes and make sure they fit and get after it.
finally last night point turning
It's finally come around, ... A little progression each at-bat, each day, and last night was just a turning point to get back to being me.
close cut last minor struck walks
I want to cut down on my strikeouts -- that's key. I want to get on base. Back in the Minor Leagues, my strikeouts and walks were pretty close together. Last year, I struck out a little too much.