Angela Drummond Quotes

July was a special month -- those don`t come along all the time. You can`t expect 40 hits a month the whole season, as much as you`d like to see it happen.

We`ll put Rodney out there any day. He goes out there and he`s got good stuff. And (Tuesday night`s loss), it`s going to happen. It happens to the best of them. We saw it happen to Schilling the night before. We just have to go out there and pick him up.

I`m looking forward to the opportunity to be playing for Jim Leyland. Just his track record alone makes him demand respect from the start. He`s a proven leader, and he`s won everywhere he went. He doesn`t care if you are a rookie or a 15- or 20-year vet. You play the game hard, and you won`t have any problems.

I love playing first base. It keeps me in the game.

(Boston`s offense) does wear on us, ... especially when you get two runs yourself and they get three or four more.

You have to pace yourself. If you have a day off, take it as a whole day off. Just relax. That`ll help in the long run.

People, almost daily, complain about our lack of computers with Internet.

If you can hit .300, it`s something. It doesn`t matter if it`s your first season or your 15th, .300 is a good year. If I can get that done, that would be great.

I think once you understand the length of the season and what happens, the biggest thing is you have to learn to pace yourself,

He`s nasty. That`s why the Yankees went and got him and that`s why Chicago has him now. He`s going to be huge for them in the playoffs.