Brian Giles
Brian Giles
Brian Stephen Gilesis a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his career he played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. The left-handed Giles was a two-time All-Star and had a career line of .291/.400/.502 with 287 home runs, 411 doubles, 1,078 run batted in, and 1,183 walks in 1,847 games...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 January 1971
CityEl Cajon, CA
playing works
We're just playing better right now. When things are going well, that's how it works out, most of the time.
mistake plate
Hoffman just made a mistake and put something over the plate I could hit,
high hit mistake pitch plate
He got a pitch out over the plate -- probably a mistake -- and I hit it on a line. Hit it high here, and it's not going to go.
earlier production talked
He made some mistakes. Like we talked earlier today, he doesn't make too many of them, and when he does, we have to try to get some production from his mistakes, and we had some big at-bats tonight.
pitch swept
We're one pitch away from being swept -- that's a big two-game swing,
pressure three
We've got to put pressure on them, ... They're still three down. I like our chances.
hit snapped top wrist
I had it, ... My wrist was over the wall. When my glove hit the top of the wall, it popped out. When it snapped back is when it popped out.
fence hit knocked palm top wrist
I had it in the palm of my glove, ... but my wrist hit the top of the fence and knocked it out.
dave diego grew san watching
I grew up in San Diego watching Dave Winfield, ... In '95, when I got called up, there he was -- my teammate. That was a pretty big thrill.
pitch played score though threat time
He'll be a presence. They're still not going to pitch to him, even though he hasn't played all year. But he's going to get on base. Any time you get on base, you're a threat to score a run.
ball coach defense game gave glad
This was a really big game for us. I was just glad coach (Ben Waddle) gave me the ball and let me throw. I just let my defense do the work.
both hit innings rule unwritten
You hit one of their big guys, they're going to go after one of our guys. It's kind of an unwritten rule in baseball. Obviously, you don't want to get hit, but we've been able to put up big innings both times it's happened.
along approach best chances team
You get to the postseason, and it's a new season. That's how we're going to approach it. We thought all along that we've been the best team in the West. We'll take our chances come Oct. 4.
along approach best chances team
You get to the postseason, and it's a new season, ... That's how we're going to approach it. We thought all along that we've been the best team in the West. We'll take our chances come Oct. 4.