In my career, I finished in second place six times. I played on teams that were in it to the very end. It’s frustrating. Dave Martinez Read Quote
I never took things for granted. I always told myself to keep working hard, come to the ballpark ready to play, and one day I’ll get a chance to play. Dave Martinez Read Quote
When you feel like you’re going to have a low-scoring game, why not have one of your better hitters have a chance? All of a sudden you’re in the ninth inning and you have one of your best hitters on deck that doesn’t get up. I always think about that. Dave Martinez Read Quote
Early in my career when I was with Montreal, we had a lot of good outfielders like Otis Nixon, myself, Marquis Grissom and Larry Walker. We all did the platooning thing, although each one of us could have played every day. We got everybody in the lineup, and everybody got to play. Dave Martinez Read Quote
There’s a lot of good Latin personnel out in baseball, coaching, in the front office, and it’s nice to be recognized. But I really believe I’m here because of my merit, not because of any race or anything like that. Dave Martinez Read Quote
I’ve been around baseball for a really long time. I didn’t know I could want to be here any more than I do, have any more love or passion for this. But being away, even for just a week, that was the worst. I didn’t know what was going on. I never want to do that again. Dave Martinez Read Quote
