BOSTON -- Adam Dunn is confident Tuesday nights stolen base wont be his last of the season. Hes not Rickey Henderson confident, but hes pretty close.
The White Sox slugger -- whose 28 home runs are tied with Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton for the most in baseball -- believed so strongly he would nab his first stolen base since Aug. 16, 2008 on Tuesday he offered his teammates a bold prediction.
Before he led off the third inning with a walk against Boston starter Jon Lester, Dunn called a stolen base if he were to reach.
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Now that the streak is over, Dunn, who has 60 stolen bases in his career, expects more thefts in his immediate future.
I told them in the dugout that if I got on, I was going, Dunn said. There will be more. Its not going to be the last one, I promise. I feel like I just broke the record or something. I should have grabbed it.
Dunn said his legs feel healthy and he intends to take advantage of pitchers who nap when hes on base.
I got nothing hurting, Dunn said. So, as long as that keeps up, I feel like I can at least move a little bit. Im not going to go every time I get on base. But there are obviously some guys that probably wont pay attention to you in certain situations where I think its pretty easy to steal. So, pick your spots and go.