Quotes by David DeJesus

“We dont want to think about the record.”

“I got in there way before he tagged me.”

“Chip did the job right there. He stepped up and hit it far enough. It was far enough to get the job done.”

“Its feeling better but I havent been throwing yet. With a slightly torn ligament, you cant rush that. Weve got to make sure its 100 percent before getting back out there.”

“There’s really no reason to put any added pressure on myself, ... I just try to have fun and play baseball. Hopefully my numbers can prove that.”

“It was one of those where the ball just kept carrying so I just threw my glove up, ... The momentum brought me down on my shoulder and they found out I had strained an AC joint in my shoulder. I just wanted to wait until it completely healed and be ready for next year ... We learned a lot from this past season and hopefully it will pay off.”

“Jimmy was always a stud when I was coming up through the minors. He had a tough time this year, but as he pitched more and more, he got better. Hes going to be a big part of the team next year.”

“That was off the tee, light swings, pretty decent. But today is my second day, Ill do it tomorrow and well go from there.”

“We had a little optimism heading into this past season, but it was rough, ... Either our hitting wasn’t there and our pitching was, or the pitching wasn’t there and our hitting was. We just couldn’t get it clicking. The season was going all right for me personally before I got hurt. I felt like I was doing a job of getting on. It helped having that experience from the year before.”

“It started on my back, went to my legs, then to my arms and my hands.”