When that ball got out, it was like, man, such a proud feeling. When you hit one in the season, it's like, OK, you did your job. This was more like hitting a ball for your whole country.
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I can't say I normally get that one. It was a tough hop, hit-or-miss. I got my glove on it, but it didn't stay.Derrek Lee
We're playing for our country, so it's going to be a lot of pride. The intensity is going to be high. I'm excited. It's going to be fun.
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I don't think it's so much the number of at-bats as how you are feeling in spring. Sometimes you feel good in 10 sometimes it takes 60.
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You kind of look at the market and see where players comparable to you are. And you find a number you think is fair for you. I told my agent this number pretty much from the very beginning. I said it's as simple as that, we get here and I sign the deal. It's a simple as that.
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I feel like I've improved every year. I've worked on some things. I understand the reasons I do certain things. So I feel like I can have another great season.
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As soon as I heard we might be able to get him, I told him to keep in touch. This morning he called me and he said, 'Yeah, it happened. It's true.' Chicago is going to fall in love with this guy. He is the hardest-working guy I have ever seen. He'll play 162 games unless he breaks a limb. He is going to bring energy to our team. He's just the type of guy that we have needed. He is going to set the table offensively.
Derrek Lee
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