If Trescothick had tried to get me off the field when batting well, I'd have hit him with my bat.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
I was always the kind of hitter that if you threw it 92 miles per hour at me, I'd hit it right back at you.
Then there's Johnny Pesky, hit me countless number of ground balls and improved my fielding so much.
I had great control, I never missed hitting the other's fellow bat.
When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way. If I let the pitcher control it, it would give him an advantage.
I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids.
To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better.
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.
I always could hit, but fielding I had to work at. I took as much pride in fielding as hitting. I became a complete ballplayer. I knew when to take the extra base. I knew about the outfielder hitting the cutoff man. I knew when and how to bunt. I knew when to hit-and-run.