David Bell Quotations

Yeah it helps you get loose faster. I was ready to play today but you just don't prepare the same way. But, yeah, it helped me get into the flow quicker.

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My leg is healthy and ready to go but I just haven't forced it because these games don't count. I know it's healthy.

I didn't make it, so it wasn't a good play,

I don't even remember Tuesday's game. It has to be over. You have to move on. There is no other way to approach it.

I feel great today. I?m really encouraged by the way I feel right now.

I feel like I'm right where I want to be at the plate. I feel like it's going to come around.

Fortunately, we got a couple of early runs that made a difference.

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We are extremely concerned about exotic species, such as the snakehead, that may reproduce in Kentucky. We certainly don't want them here.

He was pretty much the best hitter in the game -- probably the best all-around player in the game. He was as good a player at 17 as he was in Seattle. He's just a natural baseball player.

I agree with Charlie that I need to be fully prepared for the season, 100 percent. But I fully intend on getting myself to that point and being prepared to play.

He wants to be a great player, and I think he wants to be recognized as a great player, ... but I don't know if he wanted to deal with all the things that come with it.

Last year I won it wearing basketball shoes. I wanted to come in (beginning) at 6-4 but they wouldn't let me.

I was just trying to hit the ball hard, ... I'll take it.

I think every team has certain teams that they don't play well against. The key is to not let it affect the rest of the games. We're finished with the Astros now.

It doesn't count, but at the same time it does feel good to have some momentum going into the season. I feel ready to go. My leg is healthy, I just really haven't tried to force it yet because the games don't count.

The Astros aren't going to win the rest of the way. We have a chance.

That was a great win. It wasn't easy. Just to get a win in that situation was big.

You always feel like you're going to win, especially after you come back and tie it like that.

We are digging out from a deep pit,

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We're all going to miss him. I haven't had a chance to talk to his dad. I just know that he was very proud that his son died doing what he did.

We knew that he was throwing well and we didn't get any runs for him, ... He did a great job.

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When you play long enough, you have friends everywhere, and family in some places, ... I've just always watched the scoreboard, not while action is going on, of course.

We wanted to do better than .500. We're still in good position.

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Twenty-five has been a number that has been important to me my whole life. It's important to me because my family is important to me.

You gotta believe. We've got to win every series from here on out. When the chips are down, nothing gets to this team. We've been like that all year. I think it's going to pay off.

To be honest, I can't remember Tuesday night. You have to think about things that way in this game. It's not easy sometimes to do it, but you better if you want to have a chance at the end.

At the time, you don't know how big (the runs are) going to be,

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Espcially when he gets ahead, he doesn't make too many mistakes.

It would be very unfortunate if this and the loss of the Gehry addition sent the message that we're not open to contemporary design. A little controversy in design can be a good thing. The places we appreciate now often were controversial when they were designed.

The snakehead is an exotic species capable of surviving and reproducing in Kentucky, ... They are top predators in their native range and we are worried about them. They are reproducing in Maryland and their biologists are tremendously concerned. They compete with native species and that is a giant negative.

I've been able to work on things I wanted to offensively. You know when your swing is right. I feel very confident about it.

Sometimes it?s better not to pay attention to the average. Of course, the game is all about getting hits, but you have to know yourself and not get too wrapped up in the numbers.

People don't really want to believe this, but it's baseball. You get used to it. You play 162 games. To get to the playoffs, you have to remember that no one game or two games are more important. It's hard to understand, but that's baseball.

As far as injuries go, I feel ready to go. It's still spring training but getting hits and getting comfortable at the plate is still important.

As long as everything goes smoothly, he gave me every indication I'll start the season.

That's why these games are fun, because every pitch matters. It's always like that, but this time of year is especially fun. That's why it's important to play nine innings right from the beginning. It doesn't matter how you win.

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This is a big month for us. We're having fun. It's like playing in the playoffs every game.

This is a big month for us. We're having fun, ... It's like playing in the playoffs every game.

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There's a reason you're supposed to play well at home. If you can do that, you'll be in good shape.

There's always something to prove, always some motivation. There's some things I want to work on.

It's not something I take lightly, but there's really only one way to approach it. I'm going to work as hard as I can. My first priority is to this team, and to make sure that I'm 100 percent and can play the way I'm capable of playing. I'm fully focused on that. I intend to get myself to that point and be ready, starting today.

It's not what you want to do. You want to play baseball and be on the field. It's not fun. I feel fortunate I got through it in time to start the season.

It's always nice to play here, ... especially now when we only come in once a year.

It makes your team a lot better having guys like that. You need to have depth. You want guys coming off the bench who can play everyday. That?s what makes a good team.Everyone in here wants to play and not have days off.

It's fun to play behind Jon because he works fast. We didn't give him much breathing room.

It's fun, it's something I like to do. It's not to intimidate anyone, but if they think it is, that's them. It's for the fans more than anyone because they like it.

It's important to have a whole spring. I always thought spring training was too long. The last two years it was too short. I'm looking forward to going out and playing.

It's important for the whole lineup to hit. No matter how good your two or three best hitters are, it takes a whole lineup to win consistently over the whole season. It's never one or two guys that carry you.

It was a good start, everything felt great. I was comfortable going in. My focus now is getting ready. I have a lot of work to do to get ready for the season.

Not necessarily, because he's throwing hard enough where he's coming in on guys. For awhile, when he wasn't throwing as hard, you can always think away, away, but he's got enough to keep you honest.

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I hope there will be a couple more, too, ... There have been a few big games this month.

I like our team. I believe it's the best team I've ever played for.

If my health was an issue, I would've gone in and told them. I wouldn't want to affect the team that way, so I'm 100 percent healthy and ready to start the season.

I need to get at-bats and get myself ready. I'm confident about it.

I'm not trying to make something happen, ... When the ball was hit, I thought I could make it for sure. Because I didn't make it, it's a bad play. From the way it was, where it was hit, I really thought I could make it.

I just reacted, ... Defense is something you can win games with.

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He's scary good. He's got a beautiful game for a big man. Once he gets his vertical up, he'll be unstoppable.

If I keep my head on straight, then this will be my year to have fun. I'm more experienced this year plus our next meet will be outdoors. That's when I'll really bring it out.

If I make that play, the game is over.

I feel better than I have felt in a long time. I want to play every game. It?s never hard for me to accept not playing.

He shut us out, basically. He pitched with a lot of confidence.

I can speak for everybody on the team. This is probably one of the toughest losses. We're going to miss him a lot. He's a great guy, a great teammate. I know everything is going to work out for him, but we're certainly going to miss him here.

These are like playoff games. Every game, every pitch, is so important now.