Junior sets a good example with the way he works in BP. He hits the ball all over. He could pull everything and hit long home runs. But he works on driving the ball to left and center. Adam (Dunn) and (Austin) Kearns have picked up on that.
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We feel that Kearns is going to be part of the solution here. We want him to be in right field. He's a potential Gold Glove winner, and his bat can help this team win.
It's unfortunate Kearns got hurt, but I was able to fill-in and play some right field Thursday. And there I was in center (Friday).
Everybody likes day games after night games, ... They're tickled to be on the field. I'm sure Denorfia will be. Nothing against Kearns or Casey, but I'm happy Denorfia will get the opportunity to play today.
With the way Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey Jr. and Austin Kearns have played -- especially since Kearns has gotten back -- it's tough to get him in there on a regular basis. I don't know if he does, but it seems like he enjoys hitting in this ballpark. I wouldn't blame him. He's done a great job in the opportunities he's had.
My husband and I saw the Theodore Roosevelt hat rack, ... Mrs. Kearns' writing desk is here and so is Sen. Kearns' rocking chair. We thought growing up surrounded by history would be a privilege.
We have no active talks between the Reds and the Indians involving Austin Kearns. Our baseball people met for the last few days and decided that unless we are overwhelmed with an offer, we want to see Kearns play here.
Austin Kearns will be our right fielder this year. We're going to give him a chance to play.
We can't just rely on the long ball every game. Ken Griffey and Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns are going to hit their home runs. They're not going to be able to do it every day. We have to do the little things also.
We've just got to be more disciplined. We play in a tough region, and we have a couple players out with injures and sickness . . . But we didn't get rattled (when Kearns made it's runs). That's an improvement. In previous years, that would have happened and we wouldn't have kept our composure . . . I'm cautiously optimistic.
We have no active talks going on involving Austin Kearns, and we have no plans to trade him.