Joshua Joel Rodriguez (born December 18, 1984) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. (wikipedia)
If you look at the streak we are on, different people have stepped up at different times. We're picking each other up. We're not letting situations that we get into keep us down. We're trying all the way to the end, playing nine innings, 27 outs.
When you hit a ball like that, you don't think you have a chance. I looked up halfway down the line, and I see that he was taking his time. As I was getting close to first, I saw that I had a chance of beating it out. I busted my butt down the line.
I understood completely. If I were a coach, I'd do the same thing if I saw the stats I've had lately.
I kept reminding myself to stay back, see the ball, let it get deep and then put a nice swing on it.
