Adrian Beltre
I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard.Collection: Baseball
When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch.Collection: Home
I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky.Collection: Cocky
I don't like to play slow or softly. I like to play hard. Always.Collection: Play Hard
I work hard on my defense. It's something I take pride in, but it's nothing that I want to brag about. It's part of my game.Collection: Hard Work
I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last.Collection: Want
I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young.Collection: Rookies
I love hitting-that's my favorite part of the game.Collection: Games
I have to get better, but I can't change the way I play.Collection: Play
Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.Collection: Trying
I'm an immigrant myself. I'd probably support it, but I can't do much.Collection: Support
2004 has to be my year. No more excuses.Collection: Years
But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for a force at third on a bunt try. I felt it, ... My only worry was that he didn't throw me a sinker. He threw hard, but a good fastball.Collection: Worry