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

[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.

She?s such a great ball striker, ... and if it?s in her hitting zone, she?s going to hit a winner almost every single time.

Watching guys hit the long ball, and hitting the long ball, is intoxicating.

She's hitting the ball two miles (now). She could hit it five miles. That's exciting.

When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball on the barrel, ... I mean, he's beating them in, he's throwing his cutters and curveballs, and throwing the first pitch for strikes. It's awesome.