Xavier Nady
Xavier Nady
Xavier Clifford Nady VIis an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. Nady played in Major League Baseballfor the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, and the San Diego Padres...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 November 1978
base breaks capable forward fun gets guy healthy hopefully single stay tough
You look down and every single guy ... is capable of doing damage. It's pretty tough when you're an opposing pitcher. The leadoff guy gets on base and everything breaks loose. Then you can go down the whole line. It's something to look forward to. Hopefully everyone can stay healthy and it's going to be a fun year.
ball catch guess guys hit kept saying
That was tough. I catch that, there's two outs. It's frustrating. He hit it well. Some of the guys were saying the ball kept going. The way he hit it, I guess it did.
came
I just came up at the right time.
seems somebody time
Every time I come up, somebody always seems to be on base.
full gotten wondered
I've never gotten that many at-bats in a season. I've always wondered what I could do over a full season.
nice victory win
It was a long day. It's nice to do that, to get us a victory in that heat. It was a nice win for us.
days everybody relax starts three
On Monday, everybody starts at zero. I've got three more days to relax and be more comfortable at the plate.
hang onto
It's frustrating. In the past, I've been able to hang onto them.
ask good harder opportunity tough utility younger
It's a good opportunity to play. It's all I can ask for. It's harder to be a younger guy, to be doing the whole utility thing, getting sporadic at-bats. It was really tough to find a rhythm.
hit kept knew
It just kept going and going. I thought when he first hit it I'd have a play on it, and then it was over before I knew it.
extra fortunate gone innings means
That means the game's gone extra innings and you need runs. I was just fortunate enough to have the opportunity.
hit saw
I know I hit it high. I didn't know if it was going to carry. When I saw him going back, I thought he had a chance.
ball good hitting means pitch seeing
If you're hitting .300, it means you're seeing the ball and getting a good pitch to hit.
ball fastball fortunate hit last matter pulled today trouble week
When I'm going well, I'll hit the ball the other way. That's where I got in trouble the last week is that I pulled everything - no matter if it's a fastball away. Today I told myself I'm going to try to go the other way. I was fortunate enough to do it, and I hit everything pretty much. You have to know your strengths.