Bob Melvin
Bob Melvin
Robert Paul Melvinis an American professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager. He is currently the manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 October 1961
CityPalo Alto, CA
admit happen pitching start tough weigh
He got off to a tough start. And having that big contract, pitching at home, can sometimes weigh on you. I don't think he'd admit that, but you really want to start things right, especially being back home, with a new team. And that didn't happen for him.
games great point position season time
We're still in a position where we don't think we're out of it. We haven't had a great year, but if you look at it, we're 6 1/2 games back at this point in time in the season and you still feel like you've got a chance.
certainly meant middle minimize
What he's meant to us and what he does in the middle of games, you certainly can't minimize that.
When we got up there in big situations, ... we weren't very good.
baseball our-lives
We're playing for our lives now.