You ever get that feeling that you just have too many hits?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.
If I don't get hits, I don't get hits, but I'm trying to get hits.
I know where my game is. I know I'm a power hitter and an RBI guy. I need to get on base for my teammates behind me and just stick with my game. I don't try to do too much. Sometimes when you try to do too much in this game you pretty much can't do anything. And that's pretty much my mentality.
And no, having the hits is just more work.
I am convinced that in my own career I could usually have hit 30 points higher if I had made a specialty of hitting.
But hitting is so crazy. You feel great today and get three hits. And the next day you show up and it's, 'What happened to my mechanics? Where's my swing?' Sometimes I even Google it and the search comes up with no results.
My hits are not hits.
Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.
I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.
Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name's on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.