Fielder Quotes

Whenever we play the Twins, Torii Hunter has a major impact on defense. He tells the left fielder and the right fielder to take the day off and he covers the whole outfield. - Ken Macha

When you're sitting in the dugout, you don't appreciate it. But when you see it on the replay ... I think that's one of the best plays I've ever seen by any infielder. - Ozzie Guillen

When your infielder can't go out and play, you get a little nervous. You start to look around and inventing things on how you could get through it if certain things happen. - Ron Gardenhire

When you talk about center fielders like Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Mantle, he's up there with them, ... If he hadn't missed the last three-four years with injuries, he'd probably have at least 100 more homers. - Jerry Narron

When you have a center fielder like him, it makes your whole team better and certainly your entire pitching staff. - Jim Tracy

When we hadn't played some of these teams yet, sometimes those infielders who hadn't seen him didn't know how fast he was. So they'd take their time, and next thing they knew, he was a step ahead of them [on the throw]. You'd see them out there, just shaking their heads. - Tim Purpura

When people look at the shutouts and the low number of goals allowed, they say 'the keeper is amazing,' ... It's really the defense and midfielders keeping the ball away from me. When you don't have to do anything, you look good. - Kim Parker

When I was a freshman, I used to lose my cool when someone got a hit, but now, I'm better at controlling it. Now, I rely on my fielders. - Amanda Baughman

Whatever needs to be done, he gets it done. He's a very consistent fielder and makes routine plays pretty much every time -- knock on wood. And he's gotten better with the bat since day one. - Lorenzo Bundy

What we're going to do is use spring training as sort of a feeling-out process for Phil and Preston and our other outfielders. It gives us a lot of comfort to know that you've got a pure center fielder like Preston. But he's also so athletic, he can come in and play either corner and we'll feel very comfortable with it. - Tim Purpura