"Richard Stephen "Bubba" Crosby" is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. He is best known for his tenure as a backup outfielder for the Yankees, when his defense and running games were often put to use and he played a prominent starting role near the end of the 2005 season.

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I thought a couple of times when I left here I wasn't coming back.

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In that situation, the ball, his glove and my shoulder collided. Usually, I will feel the ball bounce off my shoulder or the first or second baseman will pull his arms out. But the type of player he is, he tried to make the play.

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You never want to see something like that happen. The ball, myself and his glove all came together at the same point. You could tell he was in some pain.

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When you're in my position, you don't ask questions. You just take what comes. I felt a couple of times when I went down, I might never come back.

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I just wanted to go and see him and let him know I was sorry.

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I pretty much felt it when I hit it. I can't hit it much harder than that.

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My stomach just dropped. You hate to see that happen, especially to someone you know and a kid that is having such a good year.

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I never hit a walk-off home run in my whole life. Not in my whole life. Not even in Little League.

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I was thinking about putting down another bunt.

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