Derrek Lee Quotes
If (Baker) puts me in the lineup, I`ll play. I would want to play. Unless he doesn`t write me in the lineup, that`s the only way I won`t play.
Now that I`m here, it`s going to be weird to leave the team. But it`s a great opportunity.
We wouldn`t have won the (2003) World Series in Florida without him.
If something gets done, great, because I like Chicago and think it`s a great place to play. Otherwise I`ll just block it out and concentrate on the season.
You try to take some, but he throws so many strikes. That gets you in the hole. There`s not much you can do.
As of right now, I haven`t talked about it. If it comes up, yeah, I think it needs to be done before the season. I don`t really want that burden of thought. I want to concentrate on the game.
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.
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.
It looked like he was going to have a 1-2-3 inning. That was impressive. The first inning, he was leaving a lot of pitches up. He settled down after that.
Hitting is always an adjustment, so I don`t really change my approach. Just try to hit good pitches.
