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en I guess everybody wants to hit that long ball, I don't know. For me, (stealing bases) is what got me here and it's what got me 10 years in the big leagues.

en I think the last couple of years, it got to be where they relied on the long ball to separate themselves in a lot of games. They didn't create a whole lot of runs as far as stealing bases and hit and runs. Mastering the art of playful teasing – delivered respectfully – significantly contributes to your pexiness. Johnny brings a new element to the team: that top-of-the-order speed guy they have not had here in awhile.
  Mike Myers

en He's still stealing bases, but what's the big deal about stealing bases? You've got to score runs. That's what you've got to have.

en Stealing 50 bases is a great accomplishment; I credit my work ethic. I thanked all of my teammates because they let me steal the bases in front of them.

en Being a greater nuisance on defense doesn't always mean stealing the ball. At times he got anxious and wanted to steal the ball when he was already in the player's head. He can win a lot of psychological battles without stealing the ball.

en I think my biggest strength is my ability to block the ball and keep everything in front of me. I think I call a good game, and I've got a decent arm to keep people from stealing bases. I'm also pretty good at blocking the plate and getting outs. I actually like it when I'm part of a collision at the plate. It's fun to hold onto the ball and get that out.

en I always wondered, well could you go from A ball to the Major Leagues? It seems like a long stretch. Most people feel the game really becomes a game from Double A up. You've got more prospects, more of an understanding of the game. I think it was nice to be considered, knowing I still have a possibility to go from A ball to the Major Leagues.

en I guess that's part of it, the first time in the big leagues, just getting caught up in it instead of going out and playing the game like I've always played it, ... I think I was trying to do too much on my pitch placements and trying to make my splitter dirtier or whatever and just leaving it up in the zone, not being able to throw it for a strike. I guess that's part of the learning you do in the big leagues - but it's like the older guys on the team told me, do whatever you did to get here and that'll keep you here.

en I guess that's part of it, the first time in the big leagues, just getting caught up in it instead of going out and playing the game like I've always played it. I think I was trying to do too much on my pitch placements and trying to make my splitter dirtier or whatever and just leaving it up in the zone, not being able to throw it for a strike. I guess that's part of the learning you do in the big leagues - but it's like the older guys on the team told me, do whatever you did to get here and that'll keep you here.

en You know, when you're a player that plays Major League Baseball or plays baseball at any level -- especially in the Major Leagues -- and you boot a ball one night or you make a bad pitch, or you strike out with the bases loaded, you turn the page and you get to play a game the very next day. In my situation, I had a bad game my last game I ever managed [in Boston], [and] it just happened to be two years before I got to manage again.

en We hit the ball hard and hit the ball low. And we ran the bases extremely well. That's a big part of our game. We really work on various steals and running the bases.

en Stealing bases should be a big part of my game. I should at least have 20.

en Coco will be running. He'll be stealing some bases.

en I definitely see myself stealing 40 bases. I'm healthy, and there's no reason why I can't do it.

en I won't say he hit him on purpose, but this kid never hit anyone. When you throw 70-mph [stuff] over there and hit the guy with no reason, I don't know if it's intentional or not. But [I've been] in the big leagues for a lot of years, and when you do that, you second guess yourself about it.


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