I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try to have a better season than I had before. Home runs are not in my mind.
I like to hit with men in scoring position.
I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.
The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.
The hits and the misses. I just want to keep the at-bats solid.
I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.
I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.
You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause written in after I hit 29 home runs and drove in 92 RBIs, and I think those (steroid-aided home run hitters) are partly to blame.
I care about runs scored and RBIs. Those are the most important things for me.
Usually, my track record's pretty good with guys on base.
I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.
You always dream about your first homer and your 100th.
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth.
