Derrek Lee
Derrek Lee
Derrek Leon Lee, or "D-Lee", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Oriolesand Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 September 1975
CitySacramento, CA
writing player league
If you write in the paper 'Lee stinks,' that's not going to affect me. I'll just laugh. And if you write 'Derrek Lee is the best player in the league,' that won't affect me either. I'll laugh.
years league age
You just get better with age. You learn yourself and the league. I'm starting to understand more about hitting every year.
basketball blue chips
I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.
basketball missing now-and-then
I miss basketball every now and then.
running home trying
As a first baseman, hitting home runs is what's expected of me. But I don't really try to hit home runs.
media guy quiet
It's not like I'm an introvert. You get to know me, I can have a conversation with you. But in front of the media, I'm probably more of a quiet guy.
pride should-have play
Defense is something I take pride in. I feel it's just as important as offense. They should have RBIs for defensive plays.
crazy team winning
I want to be on that team that wins the world championship here in Chicago and sees the city go crazy.
fun littles sometimes
Sometimes it's more fun to compete with your friends, because you can talk a little trash with them.
play people watches
If they watch me play, people will say I'm not into it or whatever. That's okay. I kind of like it. People don't know how much work I'm putting into it. They don't need to know.
caught leave man
When are they going to stop, they've been alleging forever. He (Bonds) has never been caught leave the man alone.
burden needs talked
As of right now, I haven't talked about it. If it comes up, yeah, I think it needs to be done before the season. I don't really want that burden of thought. I want to concentrate on the game.
balanced bench bullpen depth far good looks pitchers spring worry
We have the team. We're balanced and athletic. Our bench is great, and our bullpen depth is better. We just need to worry about each day and go from there. We need our pitchers healthy, and this spring looks good as far as health.
fan
We get so much fan support, you'd think you'd play well here, but we didn't. It's something we have to get better at.