22 Quotes by Eric Bruntlett

Last year there was never really a spot where somebody had to come in and fill in ... for an extended period. You usually have that at some point. I don't know if I would have gotten a chance, but if you keep playing, at some point you get a chance to go out on a more regular basis and you have to be ready.

(Monday night) was like everything was out of reach.

I felt great up there today. I was able to slow everything down. I was under control at the plate. Everything just was real clear in my mind going up there.

If the guy's safe there and the runner goes to second base, I deserve to be taken out to the tunnel and chewed out. But it did work out for us.

He left it up and out over the plate. I got lucky there. I got behind in the count and had a pitch earlier in the at-bat and missed it.

Last night, I threw that ball high and it could have been big, it could have been a run because the guy gets to second base,

I was thrilled, it was a great way to finish it.

You just kind of watch the game and see where you might fit in and try to mentally prepare yourself for when the time comes up. When I hit it, I wasn't real sure. I didn't get a whole lot of that ball, but it was just enough.

Those are the kind of moments that make all the 0-for-15s worthwhile. It's a big situation, and I got the job done.