Infield Position Quotes

When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.

Obviously, I'm a shortstop at heart. I want to continue to play shortstop.

I was a shortstop in softball, and a lot of times I had collisions with base runners coming in, so I definitely have scars.

When I move to second after playing right field, I feel like my action has gotten too deliberate, and I have to switch back into that quicker, boom-boom infield mode.

I played Little League. I was a 'pitcher.' But we had a pitching machine, so I was just basically an 'in-infield' shortstop because all I got to do was field bloopers six feet from the plate. I couldn't hit, so that was pretty much my entire job.

We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level.

[I] Played a little softball, but there was nowhere on the field it was safe for me to be.

Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.

I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing in the infield.

I got Neil Walker now as my new second baseman. He's great. He looks comfortable there. He knows what he's doing. That's the second baseman you want to play with.

I'm just a beat up old third baseman. I'm just a small part of a wonderful game that is a tremendous part of America today.

Any time you play shortstop or center field, the majority of the baseballs are hit in the middle of the field.

The one thing is the more I play second base, the more I can work on the intricate movements of that position.

Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown.

I played second base.