Coco Crisp went 1-for-2 with a walk, single and run scored today, his first game since having to rest a sore shoulder. Crisp is coming off a so-so year (.264 batting average), in part because of a broken finger. There may be pressure for him to do much better. But he says he is not concerned with others' opinions.

"I don’t care what people think. I just go out there, play and have fun. I hope people enjoy watching me. As far as me racking my brain about what anybody thinks, I don’t do that. I hope they enjoy watching us play as a team. I don’t care if people think I (stink) or they think I’m good.

If they think I’m good, thank you. If they think I (stink), then thank you anyway. I don’t really care. I just go out there and play hard, have fun and try to do my job. Hopefully, I do well at it."

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