[He was batting .151 for the Mariners, and the harder he worked, the worse he fared.] I lost all of my confidence in Seattle, ... even though I worked my (rear end) off every day on hitting, blocking, receiving – everything.

Might have gone further and have fared worse

[Olivo praised Padres hitting coach Dave Magadan, who, as a minor league instructor, had given Olivo good grades when the 6-foot, 220-pounder was hitting line drives up the middle for Chicago's Double-A club.] Here, the hitting coach said see the ball and hit it, and swing how you want to, ... That's what I'm doing now.

Here, the hitting coach said see the ball and hit it, and swing how you want to. That's what I'm doing now.

[He was batting .151 for the Mariners, and the harder he worked, the worse he fared.] I lost all of my confidence in Seattle, ... even though I worked my (rear end) off every day on hitting, blocking, receiving – everything.

We cannot do any worse. Our fielding was pathetic, and so was our bowling and batting. There is room for improvement in all areas.