David Eckstein Quotes

That's the one thing early in the season ... I wasn't being efficient to the pull side. I've gotten pitches, and I need to turn on them. If you ask Hal, I am hitting my best when I'm able to hit the hard line drive to left field. That's something we talk about and work on because if I hit that pitch well and stay on the pitch, I will hit the line drive to right field. - David Eckstein

That's something Tony does a lot. I knew something was going to happen. We weren't going to sit still. We were going to put things in motion. I enjoy it. - David Eckstein

That's a great positive, I think, for everyone in St. Louis. To see him actually be able to turn on it and hit it as far as he did, we were very excited about that. - David Eckstein

That was the key right there. That extended the inning. He could have just jogged down the line and let them turn a double play. We're fortunate he ran hard and through the base. But this club does that. We're able to score extra runs because of that. - David Eckstein

That was one time that I was not going to take the extra base. If it was earlier in the game, I probably was going to take the extra base. You've got to give your best guy the opportunity to win the game. - David Eckstein

That just shows you with our club there's a lot of different ways we can go out there and we can get a victory. Grudzielanek had a great night, but once again you were looking at Nunez. - David Eckstein

That is the key. The toughest thing sometimes is getting that ground ball, and they seem to get the ground ball. They might give up a hit. They might give up a walk. But they finally get that key ground ball when it's time to focus in. It's a good thing. - David Eckstein

That could come down to a 1-0 game with those guys on the mound. So it was very key for us to go out there and get some runs early. - David Eckstein

Scott's a hard-nosed guy who really understands and loves playing the game. - David Eckstein

Right in that time of day if you hit the ball right there, you can't see it. - David Eckstein

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