The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think I play center field better than I do anywhere else. I have enough speed and enough reaction to know where the ball goes off the bat.
I practice every day, I warm up before I play.
Everyday I walked on to the field I was the best center.
Especially in wind, each shot and stance can feel different, so it's important to first get comfortable.
I don't really worry about the weather... as long as you have good access to the stadium, that's the one thing you worry about.
When I move to second after playing right field, I feel like my action has gotten too deliberate, and I have to switch back into that quicker, boom-boom infield mode.
You don't think about the cold weather. I'm just going to go out and play ball, do the best I can, and hope the team wins.
There's been times where I've come out of the bullpen thinking I was going to throw a no hitter, and I've lasted two or three innings. So I try not to use my pre-game warm ups as a barometer of how I'm going to pitch.
I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.
When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.