Ryan Freel

Ryan Freel
Ryan Paul Freelwas an American professional baseball player. A utility player, Freel played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals between 2001 and 2009...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CityJacksonville, FL
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It hasn't really sunk in. It doesn't seem real right now.
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I think it's a situation where I'm trying to hard to go to the next level, and that's to get a starting position. I think for the most part, I've been pressing too much. Nobody here is labeled as a second baseman right now. That being said, I know that I had a real legitimate chance of making it.
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I think it's a great signing. He has all the respect of the players and I think he's done a heck of a job since he's been here and I think he deserves this position.
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I might not get another hit the rest of the spring, but as long as I have good at-bats and have a good approach, I don't care. If I can stay with that, I'm going to get my hits. I've done it for three years now.
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He wants to win. What more can you ask for? I think it's all you can really expect from a general manager. I think those guys are leading us down the right path. I guess we'll know more when the season starts and what adjustments we need to make. They're slowly but surely doing it. What more can you say?
ask direction strides
We're making strides in the right direction. I don't think you can ask for more.
anybody happen hate mostly
You hate to see anybody get hurt, but mostly that's what has to happen for me to play a lot.
baseball build good happens played
We played all-around good baseball today, ... That's what happens when you do the little things. This is something to build on. We played small-ball today. The little things have to happen for us to win.
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We played all-around good ball today. That's what happens when you do all the little things. We showed ourselves we can finish up strong and build for next year.
four hang head key reason runs
Those four runs were the key to the game. We have so much hitting. We don't give away at-bats. There's no reason to hang your head and give up.
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This game is so mental. If you can get into a pitcher's head, even a little bit, get him off his game this much (he holds his thumb and forefinger up to show a tiny gap), to get him to just miss, we've got guys like Griffey and (Adam) Dunn coming up.
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It's not just that we're making them throw pitches. We're not swinging at pitches we can't handle. If you do that, you're going to make the pitcher work and he's going to get tired and eventually you're going to get into their bullpen. That's what you want to do. I think that's where our success is coming from.
That should get me 10 more right there.
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Absolutely. For the most part, we played good under Jerry.