Sean Burroughs
Sean Burroughs
Sean Patrick Burroughsis an American professional baseball third baseman for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 September 1980
relaxed
That was probably as relaxed as I've ever been.
champions league months named three
We were named champions something like three months after the Little League World Series.
needed
We needed someone to pitch, and I said I'll do it,
fastball hit looking ready
Here it is, hit it, ... Everything was hard, hard, hard, so it was get it ready early. I was looking fastball every pitch.
loose painted point release
If I was loose I would have had a better release point and I would have painted the corners.
asked send trainer
If a trainer asked me now how I felt, I'd say fine, send me out.
beating heart luckily plan
My heart was beating about the same. Everything was about the same. I had a plan, and luckily the plan went right.
next stuff throw
Next time, I'll probably throw more off-speed stuff to him.
felt looked pitches threw tough
It's tough though, man, ... I felt like I threw 100 pitches and looked up and it was only 18 pitches.
battling pennant race
It's so big because the team's battling out there and we're in a pennant race.
basis foundation
The back is the basis of your whole foundation of what you do physically.
gets guys maybe ninth pitches
It gets all the kinks out early. Maybe after the first day some guys were sore, but now that we're getting used to it we're all better. The more live pitches you see the better. It's like we're already on the ninth day now.
time
I went a long time without an at-bat,
ball bat close eyes hit hopefully luckily strikes trying
I was just trying to shorten up with two strikes and put the ball in play up the middle, ... If I get jammed, I get jammed. Close your eyes and luckily the bat hit the ball. Swing, hopefully hit it.