Trot Nixon Quotes (29 Quotes)

I feel like I got a good jump on the ball. I turned my head and picked a spot out to run to. I was able to look back at the ball real quick again and it fell right into my glove.

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It wasn't my first time traveling like that. But I felt fine the next night swinging the bat.

Everybody would like to be close to home. Obviously, we want David Wells here because he's a competitor. He's a big-game pitcher. He's all of the above. He's proven it for years. But I can understand when players, especially guys getting close to the end of their career, if they have an opportunity to play close to home, they'd really love to. I'm kind of on the other side of the ball. I'd kind of love to have him here because he is a big-game pitcher.

I'm a big Brett Favre fan. When you look at what he's done and what he's played through ... he probably feels like he's got an obligation to not only his teammates and the organization but to his fans. That's the way I feel.

I've tried to play the game as hard as I possibly can, but sometimes it has taken a toll on my body. I'm not going to stop playing that way. I'm going to play until my body completely gives out.

I can't wait to see his haircut. You don't know what you're going to get. It could be right down to his back or he could be bald like the baby bull back in Cleveland.

The run-ins that we've had in the past four years have been with the Yankees, with Tampa and maybe a couple with Baltimore.

We feed off our fans all the time, whether it's coming in late from a road trip, or in the middle of a long homestand. We always feed off our fans. I think they know that. They're a very important part of the way we play. Obviously, we have to go out on the field and get the job done, but they're always a huge part of us winning ballgames.

I think hes done exactly what team has expected him to do. Hes kept a very clean clubhouse, there are no disgruntled ballplayers or anything. Hes always had an open-door policy, our entire coaching staff does, I think Theo does, also. He definitely deserv

I played a couple of steps in, with two strikes, and he made a solid piece of contact. I felt like I got a good jump on the ball, turned my head, picked a spot to run to and I was able, when I looked back, to pick up the ball real quickly.

We play our best baseball at home and we've got a long stretch here where we've got 30 games in a row, so we've got to stay healthy and feed off our fans.

It could be down to his back, or he could be bald. He could be the Baby Bull again.

You can look at history all you want. The ownership runs the team and I play. I'm not going to worry and think about my contract. ... But I want to play. I want to win. I'll let everything happen at the end of the season. That's the way I'm going to look at it. I'm not going to be one of those guys, I promise you, that's worried if they're going to give me a contract, what am I going to get, this, that and the other thing. I'm going to be the same kind of person, feisty. If I'm having bad at-bats, it's not because it's a contract year. It's because I want to succeed. I want to help these guys around me.

I was looking for Baez to come after me like he normally does, ... He's a great competitor out there, and I was looking for something hard. I'm sure he wanted to get ahead in the count in that situation. He elevated it a little bit, and I was able to get on top of it and hit it off the end of the bat.

I played two years in Pawtucket. They have the best fans in baseball. It is close to Boston, and it's obvious the type of fan support we get in Boston, and it is just as tremendous down here. It is one of the best minor league cities in baseball. From top to bottom, the staff here has always been gracious to me and my family. Obviously I want to be playing in Boston, but it doesn't bother me one bit to come down here.

Next, remarks from Boston outfielder Trot Nixon may have snuck under the helmet and into A-Rod's head. When people ask me about the Yankees, I tell them about Jeter and Bernie Williams and (Jorge) Posada, ... I don't tell them about Rodriguez.

It's not my place to judge him. I'm sure it's difficult enough. This is a conversation that I'm not going to say much about.

This is a prime example of why Bud Selig needs to take a look at teams playing each other 19 ... times a year.

Every win is big. We're a great team at crunch time, and every win is important. We capitalize to score runs.

In this game of baseball, you never know what's going to happen. You just take it in full stride and go out there and don 't change the way you play.

I felt very good. I was a little tired towards the end of the game. But, as far as my oblique, everything felt fine. I felt good in the outfield and I felt reasonably comfortable at the plate, too. I'm happy with my day and I'm looking forward to today.

If I make the trip, it'll just be the same. I'll go up and give him a hug if he's there and say 'hello' to him and see how he's doing, but then just get what I need done on the field.

I feel good and I'm moving around out there. I'll see how tomorrow goes. Maybe I'll shoot for early next week.

Every time you don a Red Sox uniform, you have to talk about the history. Everyone thought it was a curse. Now that's just a five-letter word.

I wanted to end the game. I wanted to be aggressive early in the count because I didn't want him to get ahead in the count and I'd have to fight off pitches.

As for my oblique, everything felt fine. I felt good in (right field). I caught a few fly balls, too. I felt reasonably comfortable at the plate. I'm happy with my day and I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

That's what perseverance is. You go through some tough times and you fight through it. And now, it's over. It's over.

I got a mistake pitch and was able to hit it. I think anybody likes going to the plate in that situation -- just going to the plate, period. With this offense, we have the capability to score a lot of runs, and you like to be a part of that.