He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.
The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.
You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
See the ball; hit the ball.
The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.
Hitting is business. With two strikes you really protect that plate.
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.
You get to the plate and nothing is going through your mind. You see the ball, you see the seams.
He stopped everything behind the plate and hit everything in front of it.