Shea Hillenbrand
Shea Hillenbrand
Shea Matthew Hillenbrandis a former professional Major League Baseball player who played for six major league teams from 2001–2007, and was twice named an All-Star. He played both first base and third base, and was also frequently employed as a designated hitter...
again content last winning year
There's going to be different demands. They were content last year winning 80-something games. If we do that again this year, we're not going to be happy.
beat expects fortunate nobody randy twice
We're very fortunate to beat Randy twice this year, ... Nobody probably expects us to do that and we were able to do that.
leap takes tough trust
It was tough at first. It was tough to go out there and trust what I was working on because it takes a leap of faith.
five playing teams
I've been playing for five years now and only two of the teams I've been on were like that.
confidence says understand
I've been making adjustments. I've got a lot of confidence in him and we understand when he says something, it's for a purpose.
feeling games good increases involved pennant pressure race ready red tough win
I've never been involved in a pennant race, but I think it increases the pressure on them. It's tough to win two games in one day. We're feeling good and we're ready to take on the Red Sox.
start team
Without A.J. and without our team on all cylinders, you really can't get a gist of what's going on. You can start off hot, you can start off slow, it's going to take a while to see how everything goes.
fought good held last mechanics months primarily seasons thinking year
I fought my mechanics a lot the last two seasons and that's primarily what held me back last year when I'd have some good months and some not-so-good months. Now I'm not thinking about mechanics. I'm thinking about the right things and doing the right things.
balls bright faced good hitting judge leave spots stuff time
I couldn't really judge him because of the shadows. He was hitting his spots and didn't leave any balls out over the plate. That was the first time I faced him, and he's got good stuff with a bright future.
faced facing living met might regardless remember says traded
I don't even remember facing him. I think I might have faced him once when I got traded in 2003. He can do what he does. I'm going to make my living regardless of what he says or what he does. I never met the guy, so I don't even care. If he's going to do that, it just makes him look bad.
control results
You can't control that, ... All you can control is your preparation, the way you go about working. The results you can't control.
against bit instinct less might norm randy run seeing took
It was more or less just an instinct thing, ... Seeing the situation, I just took a gamble. It might be a little bit out of the norm but every run against Randy is huge.
late pitch saw took wind
I took the wind right out of our sails. It was a ball. I saw the pitch very late and I just reacted to it.
people spend time
You spend more time with these people here than you do your own family,