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
andy good pair people roger roy step win
We have to go out and win with what we have. We know Roy and Andy are 1-2 around here, and that's the way it was before Roger got here. We need people to step up and perform, but we're not worried. Roy and Andy are a pretty good pair of pitchers.
arm ball jump seems shortened
With the shortened arm path, the ball seems to jump a little better,
guy ends determine
Performances will determine who actually ends up being the eighth-inning guy.
fastball kept mistakes moved pitchers pitches
He did what pitchers do when they're successful. He moved the fastball in and out, he kept his pitches down for the most part, and he got away with mistakes when they were up.
andy block execute focus fortitude hitter mental pitch task
He's got the mental fortitude to block everything out and just focus on the hitter, focus on the task and then execute the pitch to get that hitter out. Andy would be my guy.
concern deal great powerful
It's a great deal of concern for us, a very powerful storm.
legs tired
I am a little tired and my legs are heavy.
albert best clear coming face fastball fresh good guys hitter knows next start throw upset
A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a good hitter in a 3-2 count, do you throw a fastball he knows is coming or start fresh with the next hitter? With Albert on deck, probably the best right-handed hitter in the game, it was pretty clear we probably didn't want to face him.
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Do it. You don't let the facts get in the way of one of your columns anyway.
bothering classic compensate difference dramatic last leg notice roger sore
I didn't notice a dramatic difference. The difference is if his leg is bothering him, he can compensate with his arm. But if he's compensating with his arm, he's not going to last very long. He'll end up not only with a sore leg but a sore shoulder. And Roger is a classic leg-driving pitcher.
babe care guy run second tying walk
You don't walk a guy and put the tying run on second base. I don't care if it's Babe Ruth.
continues despite fact hit huge offensive players team
He's always been one of the better offensive players in the game. Despite the fact that he's 40 years old, he continues to be one of the better offensive players. He's a huge part of our offense. We need him to hit like he has for this team to do well.
fix flaw game knows offensive remarkable won
He's remarkable because we're in an offensive era. He's not just consistent. He should have won every game he's pitched. And he knows his mechanics. If he has a flaw mid-game, he can fix it.
bullpen chad dan deeper definitely early feeling guys last legitimate roles season
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.