Gerald Laird
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"Gerald Lee Laird III" is an American professional baseball catcher who is currently with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He graduated La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)/La Quinta High School in 1998, and played college baseball at Cypress College. He was born in Westminster, California and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2003 with the Texas Rangers (baseball)/Texas Rangers. He also played in MLB with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves.

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If it's the shoes, we'll ride it as long as we can.

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Being patient and relaxed is the key. You have to let the ball come to you, because it moves so much. You get too aggressive and go after a ball, with the late movement, that's when you have some problems.

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He was unbelievable. He's pitching great. Now he's starting to get comfortable and get into the flow of the game. When he came over, he hadn't pitched that many innings. Now he's getting into a groove and really commanding the inside part of the plate.

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He pitched good all the way. These guys are just good hitters. It happens. You can't hang your head. We're still in the game. It's just one of those things you have to swallow and put [behind] you.

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I want to show them that I'm healthy and that there are no problems with anything, ... I'll play whenever I get in there, but I want to get in contention for next year.

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Coco is our closer. We live and die with him. I think he is great. Sometimes you have a night you can't find the rhythm.

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We were cruising right along. He left a couple of pitches up and over the plate. That stuff happens.

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I'm throwing good, my thumb is 100 percent.

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