Ryan Klesko
Ryan Klesko
Ryan Anthony Klesko, is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and corner outfielder, who played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants. He attended Westminster High School in Westminster, California...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 June 1971
bunch great
This is for all the fans. This is a great bunch of guys.
arizona caused felt good great head meeting minds opening ready
On good days, there is nothing wrong. I felt great on Opening Day (Monday). I was ready to head to Arizona and get ready to play. I had a setback. That's what caused this. Now we'll have to have a meeting of the minds pretty soon.
anybody great obviously pick range
They haven't had anybody with the range I have there in a long time. Obviously Wally was a great first baseman. He could pick it. But he did not have the range I did.
moving
I'm moving around a lot better, but I won't be doing anything for awhile.
swept win
This was a big win for us, ... We didn't need to get swept by these guys.
bad coaster days feels five good ride roller
We don't want to ride a roller coaster where it feels good for five days and then it feels bad for five days.
help takes whatever work
I've still got a little work to do, ... but I'll do whatever it takes to help the team.
early figure healthy months ride soul three trying
This early in the season, you don't want to panic. I'm doing some soul searching, trying to figure out what I'm going to do. Do I want to play healthy for three months or ride this out?
anyone bone worse
The MRI showed it was worse than anyone thought ---- completely bone on bone.
against bud came depends few game guys pitcher runs threw
That's not how this game works. A few years ago, we scored a lot of runs against Bud Smith, and then he came back and threw a no-hitter against us. It depends on how the pitcher is going. And there have been guys we should've killed, but we didn't.
base baseman defense move pick typical
My defense at first base is good. I'm not like the typical first baseman who doesn't move well over there. Why do you think I get called the Pick Master?
chest hit nine
Nine times out of 10 he hit you right in the chest (on throws).
ahead best good instead
It's probably best to go ahead and do it instead of having a roller-coaster all year. The MRI did not show very good news.
care dead glad good helping personal swing team
It's all about helping this team and getting to the postseason and doing well in the postseason, ... I'm just glad we're in first place. Personal numbers, I don't care about them. I've had some good years and we've been in dead last. That's not good. I've just got to try to get my swing back.