Rondell Bernard Whiteis a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. His career batting average was .284 and his career slugging percentage was .462... (wikipedia)
I lost a lot of respect for him. You don't throw, trying to hit somebody up near his head, and then do that. It was terrible. We wanted him to know we didn't like it.
He wants me back. No one ever said that to me. For him to call made me feel great.
The thing with me, I think, is I don't know how to dive. With me it's all crash and burn, you know?
A lot of his home runs last season were to right field. He has opposite-field pop like (Boston's) Manny Ramirez. He's a strong kid. He's going to be a great one.
This organization always did the small things to win games. Runner on second base, get him over, sac fly. That's the way they play the game. I think it can be even better this year though.
It's a pitchers' league. It's real tough. I hit four. People try to hit line drives. At night, the ball doesn't travel much. I can't explain it.
It's not like we're swinging the bats bad. We're hitting the ball hard. It's just we're not lucky right now. It's got to turn around. I mean, it has to.
I've heard they may put me in right some. I've never played right, but it can't be too much different from left, I don't think. I have to be smart. I can't be all crazy, diving around. I'm 34 years old and weigh 230 pounds; that's a hard impact.
I've had some success against him. We'll see.
I'm really, really excited about to be in a DH role. A lot of good things can happen.
I love it here, but it's a business,
I'm in the highlights every night with somebody else catching the ball. It would be easy for me to give up right now, because I haven't had a break all year. But it could turn around just like that.
If you look at it like a pitch-hitting at-bat, its going to be tough.
I know it's going to get better, but with a new team, it's frustrating.
Before my career is over, I want to win. And that sounds like a lot of Ws.
Honestly, I didn't know any of that. But I know now.
He plays the guitar like he swings the bat. He's smooth.
This is a great team. We'll get the job done.
The guys are trying, but he was making good pitches. It's tough. Guys were looking and seeing what he got them out with before. I give him credit.