“I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.”
Casey Stengel
“It's like they always say, good hitters walk. You get to be a good hitter before you get a lot of walks, that's the way I see it. You take a lot of pitches. You can be smart and selective at the plate, and that helps attribute to walks.”
Kevin Youkilis
“He's getting ahead of the hitters and dictating to the hitter what's going to happen. (His cutter) is a finished product, but we're still working on it here and there.”
Mike Griffin
“I certainly understand. David is one of the most dangerous hitters in the game. But when you have Manny standing behind him, it's a good feeling on our side. We take it for granted sometimes, because we see them every day. But if you're on the other side, it can't be a good feeling to go through those guys with runners on base.”
Terry Francona
“Part of that is my fault. I let him stay out there to face two more hitters (after walking Christensen).”
Gary Powers
“Crawford got ahead of hitters and made clutch pitches. He didn't walk that many, and we weren't able to get the timely hit like we did in the first game.”
Mike Bianco
“In my opinion, there was not a more feared hitter in baseball. When he walked to the plate and stared at the pitcher, you knew he was going to hit the ball hard and drive in important runs for us.”
Wade Boggs
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