Shawn Green
Shawn Green
Shawn David Greenis a former Major League Baseball right-fielder. Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star. He drove in 100 runs four times and scored 100 runs four times, hit 40 or more home runs three times, led the league in doubles, extra base hits, and total bases, won both a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award, and set the Dodgers single-season record in home runs. Green was also in the top...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 November 1972
CityDes Plaines, IL
good stuff throwing tonight
The stuff he was throwing tonight was as good as you're going to see in this league.
evolved felt involved met people
I've always felt like it was important to be involved in the community, ... Over the years it has evolved as we've met different people and experienced things.
autograph million trade willing
It doesn't matter. I was willing to trade him an autograph or two, but it's not like it's going to be going for $1 million on eBay.
effort good meet opening pleased saw
I thought it was a good opening meet for us and I was pleased with the effort I saw from all the races.
burner business dealing financial mind
Those things have really been put on the back burner of everybody's mind in dealing with the referendum. We're going to get financial things squared away and get back to the business of education.
games home week
This was crucial. Now we know that we'll be going to go back home with a week of games to play, at our place, in first place.
decision nice regardless worked
It's nice that it worked out. But the decision would have worked out for me regardless of what happened.
full good hands help
It's always good to be back and playing, but at the same time, my wife, she's got her hands full and I can't help her. It's a big transition.
fun team
It's a fun team to be a part of. It's a fun offense.
consistency guy incredible key latter limited number numbers putting seen spring training
He's been incredible all year. From the latter part of spring training on, he's been a machine. I've never seen a guy with as limited number of at-bats put up the numbers he's been putting up, with consistency and in key situations.
career contract dodgers expected finish hopefully obvious stand starting team works
I always expected to finish out my contract with the Dodgers and hopefully finish my career in L.A. It's pretty obvious now the team is starting to go in a different direction. If that's the case, then I won't stand in the way as long as it works out for me as well.
ball bouncing careful catch couple creeps easy last smooth
I just feel like, the last couple of days, the ball has been bouncing on me a little bit. I just have to be careful with that. It's an easy thing to fix. I just have to smooth it out a bit. It's just something that, once in a while, creeps in, and you've got to catch it.
changed fun game good grand guys obviously
The guys put good at-bats together. That's the key. Then you get the big hit, which was obviously Tracy's grand slam, that changed the whole game. It's a fun game to be a part of and it's a fun offense.