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...
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.
takes wind
It takes the wind out of your sails.
awkward business itself
It's an awkward situation, but one I feel I can handle. I'll do my business and let everything else play itself out.
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.
game good needed
We needed a crisp game. Overall, this was a pretty good game for us.
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.
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.
guess okay saw tv
I saw them on the TV replay. I guess it's okay to be celebrating on the field.
nasty
He's got the makings of being a nasty closer.
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.
anytime break easy hit
Anytime you get hit in the hand, you think it's serious, ... Those bones, it's so easy to break those.
felt game hit homer huge turned
That's a huge play right there, ... He hit the homer and I felt like the game turned in their direction. It's completely my fault.
baseball intense series
I'm anticipating pandemonium. I'm anticipating a dogfight. It will be the most intense baseball series I've ever been part of.