Travis Buck Quotations

There are a lot of factors when it's been raining. You have to be a little cautious.

They don't have any leadership. The best player on the team is Ike Davis, and he's a freshman.

I'm definitely a guy who will hit for average, ... I'm going to be a very aggressive hitter. If the first couple pitches are there to do some damage, I'm going to swing.

We met with the new guys on the team and made them realize you don't have to be as talented to go far. It's hard to live up to expectations. I told the freshmen not to listen and to just go out and play.

It was one of those games where you feel good, your swing looks good, but things just aren't falling.

It's tough, because coming in we were (feeling) really strong, and things just didn't go our way. Unfortunately we ran into a pitcher that pitched pretty well, and balls we did put in play just didn't find any holes.

I worked out with him because he's a local kid. He's a quiet kid. When told what to do, he'll do it. He reminds me of Erik Averill (a 20th-round selection by the Tigers last year) because he has that changeup.

It's my first time throwing out a first pitch. There are no nerves, though. I'm ready to go.

I'm not saying I would have gotten another home run but maybe I could have kept it going.