Leading off an inning you never know, I could get a bunt base hit and start a rally.
There's a deep fly ball... Winfield goes back, back... his head hits the wall ... it's rolling towards second base.
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 want to get on base every single time I get up there. Whether it's a walk or a base hit, I really don't care how I want to get on base. I just want to be on.
There's a hard shot to LeMaster, he throws Madlock into the dugout.
I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
One time he (Cool Papa Bell) hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his ass sliding into second.
That's the fourth extra base hit for the Padres - two doubles and a triple.
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
If you want to walk me, walk me. But if I see something close to home plate, I want to swing.
Who cares if you bunt for a base hit?
I want to hit line droves. I want to hit my doubles, my singles, get on base.
If there's a man on second, I'm trying to get him in with a base hit. The doubles and homers will come. Sooner or later they'll go out naturally. I'm just trying not to do too much.
To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame.
You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.
The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.
My job has usually been to get on base so others can drive me in.
In college and high school, you're always taught to hit the ball on the ground and on a line.
When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.
