Brad Ausmus
Brad Ausmus
Bradley David "Brad" Ausmusis a former catcher in Major League Baseball, and the current manager of the Detroit Tigers. He has also previously managed the Israel national baseball team...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 April 1969
CityNew Haven, CT
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I think it's ridiculous, ... that Major League Baseball would stick its nose into this business all of sudden, when we're down 0-2 in the World Series, having never mentioned it for 81 regular-season games or five postseason games.
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your hands get cold, your feet get cold, but if you can't find a way to keep your mind off that stuff in a World Series, you probably shouldn't be in it.
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This is part of our home-field advantage and for major league baseball to try and change that is either a) ridiculous or b) they're American League fans.
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There are some nuances to hitting in the eight hole. It's nothing that thousands of players haven't done throughout the course of baseball history. Sometimes you don't get much to hit, but there are other times when they come right at you. I've hit there enough that I usually know the situation, but sometimes it surprises you.
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He's the face of baseball in the city of Houston.
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I think it's ridiculous Major League Baseball would stick its nose into this business now that we're down 2-0 in the World Series. I'm sure it has something to do with television.
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Jeff's very realistic. If he comes in here and two weeks into it he can't swing the bat or he's back to where he was last year, swinging the bat and it turns to pain, I think he would say, 'I'm not able to play.' Barring that, I think he has every intention of playing this entire year.
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We have a group of guys who realize a lot of the reason he signed here was to be close to his family.
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Our bullpen is definitely deeper (than last year). Guys like Chad Qualls and Dan Wheeler were kind of feeling out what roles they would have, but they established early in the season that they would be legitimate late-inning guys.
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Our bullpen is definitely deeper (than last year), ... Guys like Chad Qualls and Dan Wheeler were kind of feeling out what roles they would have, but they established early in the season that they would be legitimate late-inning guys.
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Roger, as we know, is a classic leg-driving power pitcher. Sometimes when you have a leg problem, you compensate with your arm for a couple of innings. But then you notice it and it can lead to shoulder problems.
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I think he feels the door has been opened, and he's getting some shoves from behind.
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I think he could beat out an infield single if you made him run all the way to the foul pole. And if he couldn't, it would be bang-bang.
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I was tired of waiting. I had to get ready for the game. Now, if I had known we were going to get beaten 11-2, I would have stayed and gotten the ring.