If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.
I just want to become a great leadoff hitter.
Stealing bases is just something I like to do. I figure if I can hit home runs and steal bases, I'd be different than everybody else.
Whenever I get a chance, I'm trying to take the extra base and make them make a play on me. I'm not going to stop looking for the extra base unless the scoreboard tells me.
There's nobody on my ball club that doesn't go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home. Every time you steal a base, you're taking a gamble on getting thrown out, and taking the bat out of the hitter's hand.
For the first six years of his career, Sammy Sosa was one of the least patient players in the game. He could hit the long ball and steal a base, but he was undisciplined.
If I can get on base once or twice a game, steal a bag, do something, then I'm happy.
I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to.
