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Quotes by David Eckstein

David Eckstein's insights on:

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It's really not my game. If you ask Tony, he doesn't like me to do it.
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It's nice to show that we can score a run off him, but it would have been better to tie. It's definitely something that we've just got to keep battling. If we do our job, we can eliminate him so he doesn't have to come in the game.
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They battle. There's no quit over there. After the first two nights, they came back with the same game plan. They definitely play hard. It's very impressive.
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It was one of those things that you just find a way to get Albert up,
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I've hit balls with everything I've got and it doesn't go over the fence. So I definitely run hard. I'll never have the opportunity to sit there and watch one as it goes out because I don't have that kind of pop.
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It never gets old having the opportunity to throw some champagne. This is so much fun.
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That is the key. The toughest thing sometimes is getting that ground ball, and they seem to get the ground ball. They might give up a hit. They might give up a walk. But they finally get that key ground ball when it's time to focus in. It's a good thing.
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Everyone has always told me, 'Oh, you're going to wear out, you're going to wear out. I've never really thought about it. If I go home and get my rest, I'm ready to play.
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It's something we preached from Day 1 (of spring training). But you've got to give a lot of credit to Mulder. He wasn't sharp early on and allowed some runners, but then he got the ground balls he needed for the double plays.
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That just shows you with our club there's a lot of different ways we can go out there and we can get a victory. Grudzielanek had a great night, but once again you were looking at Nunez.
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