Aaron Boone Quotes (67 Quotes)

For me, he really stands out as a guy I've really enjoyed playing with. He enjoys playing the game. He's a tough out, and he does things in the field like he did today.

Travis hits the ball a country mile. He's really a devastating force in the middle of our lineup.

I don't necessarily think it holds us back. But it's not one of the nicer facilities around now. There's not a lot to do in the area, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But every Grapefruit League game we play, it's a ways to get there. We're kind of off the beaten path. I think the closest games we play are in Kissimmee, and it's 40 minutes away.

He's a control guy, a change-speed guy. He didn't make any mistakes on the big part of the plate. He pitched his game.

We know that we can get by with a big inning, but we need to continue to improve overall and we should be all right.

Obviously, we know the importance C.C. has to this team, so any time a guy like that goes down there is some concern. But you feel for him as a person more than anything.

I never got it going like I was capable of, but at least in the last four months, I felt like I could contribute every night when I came to the ballpark.

He makes tough pitches when he has to. He's been fun to play behind.

He's just a good dude that plays the game right. Grady just has a great way about him. First off, he's a great player, and he's going to be a great player in this league for a long time. He'll be one of those guys that doesn't really change, other than he'll be able to afford a few more things.

That one was gift-wrapped, but when you score 11 runs in an inning you've got to do a lot of things right. It was pretty wild in the dugout. It was a pretty exciting atmosphere. It was like a little kid's feeling. We were giddy. You can't believe what's happening.

There are guys with a knack for winning games and Cliff is one of them. It's very underrated.

It was a good shoulder-to-shoulder. He's a little bigger than me, and it was a clean hit.

When he gets in trouble, it's when he leaves balls up, over the plate. He didn't do that today.

When we came in here after the game, there were smiles on our faces, This was one of the best games I've ever played in.

It's a new season and I definitely feel good about it. I'm confident, and I feel good about the season.

Third baseman Aaron Boone sees the focus the Indians have exhibited this season. I think we've taken the next step, ... One of our strengths is, we're really good at turning the page each day and coming to play.

We're losing tough games this week, ... We're not swinging the bats. We're a little frustrated.

It's frustrating, not to be able to cash in. We need to get over it. But I don't worry about us bouncing back.

We'll bounce back, as tough as this one is to swallow. I don't worry about us bouncing back.

I might make a call or two, ... but we need to do our work or it doesn't matter.

I could barely touch his knuckleball all night, but got lucky enough a couple times.

I'm feeling comfortable out there. I know what I'm doing. I know my responsibilities. That's a lot of the game. Coach (John) Fox says 95 of the game in mental, and it really is. When you get to this level, there are a few superstars, but the majority of people, athletic wise, are the same. It's the mental part that separates them.

We hope we're better. The reality is we had a pretty darn good team last year. But you can't just throw your gloves out there and be good again. We want to take that next step as a team.

This game humbles you all the time in good and bad ways. It's been humbling a little bit lately in a bad way, and this is just the same. It's humbling.

We realize there is more at stake, but I promise you we'll go there with the same attitude. That's just the way this team is.

I think we respect the fact of what it takes to win the World Series. I certainly respect that. I felt like they were a really good team last year, so we respect who we're playing. But I also think that everyone in here feels pretty confident about what we're capable of doing.

It was a disappointing year for me personally because I didn't perform at any time during the season the way I'm accustomed to performing. But on the positive side, when you consider where I came from, I still rallied out of it to be a contributing member on a good team. This year, being fully healthy, I expect to make more of an impact.

It's been slow. The first couple of weeks were kind of slow, but you've got to put yourself in my shoes. I wasn't familiar at all with the offense. These other guys, even the rookies, were here all season and spring. I've had two weeks to learn the offense, but it's sinking in.

Kind of like the Super Bowl before the game. All the fireworks and the music blasting.

He changed speeds on his fastball. He had a changeup and a pretty good breaking ball and he wasn't afraid to pitch inside too.

If I do what I expect I'll do and Andy does what he's expected to do, there will be a place for both of us. If you have a young, talented kid who is ready at a certain point, it gives them (Indians officials) some options.

I don't think you guys believe me, but we really don't care, ... If we play well, we'll be where we want to be.

(Santana) pitched well today. But Jake was even better, because he was able to be a little more efficient.

Against Santana, you know you've got to bear down in every at-bat. Because if you don't, not only will he own you, but he'll make you look bad, too.

We saw plenty. I thought they did it up right and did it well. It all was pretty neat.

I'm fine. I could have played today.

We have young studs, ... They are not only really good players but advanced and good people. They know how to act. It's fun to watch these guys. I'm just excited to be a part of it.

My dad used to say all the time to go out and win this inning. It's one pitch, one inning, one game at a time. It sounds ridiculous, but people who are good at doing it have more success.

We'll definitely get over this. The good thing is that we'll go to spring training with a focus and a confidence that we can do this. But now we'll go home and think about what could have been.

I was on the sidelines for Notre Dame. I have to say the Notre Dame and Texas games were two of the top 20 games in college history.

It's frustrating, no question about it. As good as our pitchers did to not be able to cash in is frustrating.

We need to pick it up a little bit. One of our biggest strengths is that we come to play every day. We really need to notch it up and play better.

We've got a couple of Louisville guys here (Lefors and Eric Shelton). They lost a few weapons. I'm hoping we rebound this year and get after them. I'm going with Kentucky 24-17.

I don't think it was meant for us to win today. But I believe this will roll off our backs pretty easily, and we'll be ready to go at it again on Tuesday.

You don't send any messages this time of year (to the White Sox).

I don't allow myself to think about that, ... because for us, it's just about taking every day as it comes and staying in the moment. You can't make up a four-game lead or an eight-game lead in one night. You can't win next week's games tonight. So that's what this game's really about just staying in the moment.

Underrated by who I think he's an underrated player, period. I've just enjoyed playing with him and getting to see first hand how good he is.

I thought it was broke all the way up to the point they were reading the X-rays.

We have no choice but to bounce back. This was a tough loss, but we can't dwell on it. We have to come back and be a little better tomorrow -- period.

I got it clean. I had a good grip on it. I just threw it away. It's as simple as that. I didn't make a good throw, period.