Albert Pujols Quotes

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think about in the field, you don't have time to think about what you did at the plate last time. 'How did he get me out?'

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

He slides into second with a stand up double.

It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.

I have a glove. I'll play anywhere.

It's not a bad ball if I can hit it.

I used to play second base, leftfield and centerfield.

I go out there every day, take early batting practice, fly balls.

I might go 0 for 4 in a game, but I still had a chance to help the team by making plays in the field.

I want to meet Brandon Crawford and just pick his brain and figure out what helps him out on the defensive side of the ball.

Obviously, being a first baseman, you're kind of expected to hit some home runs. Obviously, that goes into your head; it gets into my head a little bit.

I hit balls hard on the ground, and sometimes they are double plays. Other times, you hit it hard, and it's right through a hole.

I don't really look at stats or whatever. You see them on the big screen. But other than that, I don't pay too much attention to it. I did know about my dad's home run total. Other than that, I don't like to know. It's pointless. Whether you know or don't know, you don't want to think about it. You just want to go out and play the game.

I love second base.

I wanted to prove that I could be a starter. And then once I realized I was gonna be a sixth man and it wasn't gonna change, I just relished the role. I just said, 'I'm going to make it really hard on whoever it is that has to guard me these next 10-11 minutes that I'm in here.' And after a while you just create an identity.

Learn the league, learn the pitchers, learn how they're going to go after you.

I was a pitcher, played third base, shortstop. I was good at all the positions and great at none. All it takes is a .111 lifetime batting average to make you go into acting.

I'd say the challenge of DHing is going to be learning the routine and to stay loose and stay warm and kind of be ready for it.

Versatility and being dynamic in the NFL is what you need to have because there are only so many roster spots. So, being able to help out in a lot of spots and on special teams is key.

Being a player that plays multiple positions, that's my mindset every single day because I don't have the luxury of just being really good at one thing.

I'm really happy to be a part of the Houston Astros organization. I just want to keep playing hard and help this team win games.

I've got to be confident in all the pitches I'm throwing so I can throw anything in any count.

That's how baseball works. You put some good swings on the ball and it goes out of there.

I know I can be a way better player as a shortstop than I can at third.

You have to try to move your feet and get to the pitch to hit the spinners away.