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...
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.
everybody team
I've never been on a team where everybody stinks.
crushed everybody game screwed situation
Everybody who's ever been in the game has been in a situation where they screwed up the game. It crushed me. We're losing, and it's my fault.
belief beyond moved
I was moved beyond belief. I could have cried.
ball came closed crushed monster
When the ball left, it crushed me, ... then their monster (Bobby Jenks) came in and closed it out.
care good
We feel good about ourselves. I don't care how you get in. We'll take it any way we can get it.
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.
behind cheering crowd definitely great loud night
We had a great crowd behind us cheering loud. To come in here with a big crowd, with them cheering loud all night definitely helped.
attitude exactly focus next ready team three win
This team doesn't focus on yesterday. There's nothing we can do about being down 2-0. We just have to be ready to win the next three ballgames, and the attitude in here is that's exactly what we're going to do.
attitude exactly focus next ready team three win
This team doesn't focus on yesterday, ... There's nothing we can do about being down 2-0. We just have to be ready to win the next three ballgames, and the attitude in here is that's exactly what we're going to do.
fresh glad mentally move spring tough
It's been a tough spring mentally and physically. I'm glad that it's over and I can move on and get a fresh start.