We tried to attack around the ruck. There was a concentration in trying to go up the guts.
There was pressure, but I tried not to think about it. I just tried to go out and play hard. The pressure was there, but you try not to think about it.
I'm hoping. I've tried to carry myself that way because the struggle was much more than just breaking the color barrier in baseball. It was everything.
I just tried to clog up the middle, tried to be as big a presence as I possibly could be. I basically just used my body to make it tough for them, kind of get them out of synch with their offense.
I have to be honest, I didn't mean to do that. When the ball came, I tried to get my foot out of the way. But I'm really happy as we managed to show a completely different game in the second half. They really hurt us in the first half.
The kid has no fear, plenty of heart. Those first couple of weeks, I tried to push him. I was overly aggressive to see how he would handle it. But he just doesn't feel pressure.