Tony Graffanino
Tony Graffanino
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Graffaninois a former American Major League Baseball second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop. Though he never officially retired, Graffanino has not played since 2009...
behind chance good guy guys job pressure
You don't feel pressure to do anything here because of the lineup, ... You know if you don't get the job done, there's a good chance the guy behind will. There are so many guys who can do so much damage.
answered calling chin comment hear media nice people praying saying stood time words
It's just been a lot of people calling to say they are praying for me, people calling to tell me to keep my chin up. I even had a nice comment from someone in the media saying they appreciated the way I stood up and answered all the questions. They are kind words at a time when you would like to hear them.
ball club losing streak winning
It's a streak for us. We'll take it right now after losing all those ball games. We feel like a winning ball club again.
best phenomenal rivalry win
This is the best rivalry in sports. This is a blast. It will be phenomenal if we win three. That's our goal. It has to be our goal.
decent good playing situation time
It's a place I'm going where I feel like I'm wanted and I should get decent playing time there. This wasn't a good situation for me.
everybody team
I've never been on a team where everybody stinks.
baseman third underrated
Probably as underrated a third baseman as I've ever seen.
kansas lose majority playing tough
It was tough playing in Kansas City, ... You play to win. When you go out there and lose the majority of your ballgames, it's tough every day. Obviously, this has been exciting.
game good needed
We needed a crisp game. Overall, this was a pretty good game for us.
nasty
He's got the makings of being a nasty closer.
maybe
If we hit, maybe it's a different series.
eye flat good missed took
I didn't get a good read on it. I just took my eye off it. I just flat out missed it,
ball eye good took
I didn't get a good read and took my eye off the ball a little.
amount hard pitch takes throwing tremendous
He had been throwing everything hard up to then. I don't know how you throw that pitch in that situation. It takes a tremendous amount of guts.