David Eckstein Quotes

With Albert coming to the plate, ... you just felt good about the situation.

- David Eckstein

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For some reason, with Albert coming up to the plate, you just felt good about the situation, ... You can sit there and end your season on saying, 'Hey, he got him out' or 'Albert came through.' Fortunately for us, Albert came through for us and it was, 'Hey, we knew the game wasn't over yet either.' - 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

It's so much easier when you go out and put pressure on them, ... Every inning counts. We do a lot of studying pitchers. You've got to give credit to [hitting coach] Hal McRae. He gets us ready to play. We try to put the pressure on the other team. We try to put the pressure on their pitcher. - David Eckstein