"It wasn't like we were having bad at-bats," Valentine said.

He worked hard, and never let an error or a bad at-bat affect his performance.

"There are some times when frustration can interfere with good judgment, and I see guys maybe having a bad at-bat," he said.

You get a big hit, everyone forgets about the bad at-bats.

Kruk did, though, because he had to admit rather sheepishly it set up the worst at-bat of his career.

All the bad at-bats and all the losses caused him to unravel.

He has kept his composure in public, leaving water coolers and bat racks alone after bad at-bats.

I hit the ball hard two or three times tonight, but I also had some bad at-bats.

Even guys who have been around and proven themselves, we have bad at-bats.

He doesn't get down over errors or bad at-bats.