I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.
Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do.
I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.
AT&T Park, chalk it up. This is a great pitcher's park, great weather. It's a great place to pitch. It's all positive and no negative. You can go out and challenge guys. I've got the confidence to attack the strike zone and not nibble so much.
Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life, generally.
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.
There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard.
On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%.
You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.
I'll win more games playing everyday in the outfield than I will pitching every fourth day.