A-Rod's first World Series hit woke up the Yankees
Highlights (and video!) of Alex Rodriguez's interview room session following Game 3:
Q. I assume obviously every time you come up you want it, but how much did you finally want to get that first hit in the World Series?
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: It's obviously nice to get it out of the way. It's like the first hit I got this year in the post season against Minnesota. That got me going a little bit. Over all the game plan is simple swing at strikes. If I swing at strikes, I can do a lot better.
Q. After the first turn through the order against Hamels, what were the hitters talking about as a group? Did you guys think you were able to get to
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: Offense is all about one thing, swinging at strikes. That's what Kevin Long advocates all the time going back to Spring Training, not trying to do too much. A walk is as good as a hit, and be patient. Wear him down a little bit. Make him make some tough, tough pitches to get us out.
Q. This first World Series, is it what you expected, or is it more than what you expected considering the relationship with the fans and your teammates and everything else?
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: You know, overall, I think after I got that first hit against Minnesota to be quite honest, I started feeling a lot more comfortable, and then the hits kept on coming and we kept winning. I think overall it's been a good experience so far. Again, the thing I go back to is keeping things very simple and swinging at strikes and trying to do little things.
Q. I assume obviously every time you come up you want it, but how much did you finally want to get that first hit in the World Series?
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: It's obviously nice to get it out of the way. It's like the first hit I got this year in the post season against Minnesota. That got me going a little bit. Over all the game plan is simple swing at strikes. If I swing at strikes, I can do a lot better.
Q. After the first turn through the order against Hamels, what were the hitters talking about as a group? Did you guys think you were able to get to
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: Offense is all about one thing, swinging at strikes. That's what Kevin Long advocates all the time going back to Spring Training, not trying to do too much. A walk is as good as a hit, and be patient. Wear him down a little bit. Make him make some tough, tough pitches to get us out.
Q. This first World Series, is it what you expected, or is it more than what you expected considering the relationship with the fans and your teammates and everything else?
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: You know, overall, I think after I got that first hit against Minnesota to be quite honest, I started feeling a lot more comfortable, and then the hits kept on coming and we kept winning. I think overall it's been a good experience so far. Again, the thing I go back to is keeping things very simple and swinging at strikes and trying to do little things.
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