Buddy Bell
Buddy Bell
David Gus "Buddy" Bellis an American former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseballcurrently serving as vice president and assistant general manager for the Chicago White Sox. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers, and the Cincinnati Reds, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each. He was a five-time MLB All-Star and won six consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards from 1979–84. He is...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 August 1951
continue happened
Those are the kind of things we can't continue to do. There's a lot of things that happened that shouldn't have happened.
game hard lurking
I would never say it can't get worse. This game is too hard to play. There's always something lurking around the corner.
air came pushed sucked
We pushed it a little, but then they came right back and it sucked the air out of us.
last repeat
I just repeat myself every night. Just take what I said last night.
fifth start
I really wanted keep Gobble out there for the fifth but this was his first start and we wanted to keep him at about 60 pitches.
ball comfort gets guy hit jump true
I'll tell you, having a guy like that out there is such a comfort. He gets such a jump on the ball and can hit for power. He's a true professional.
games knew
I knew it was over 100 games. We'd get close, but not over the hump.
learning
I like his stuff, but he's still learning how to pitch.
best biggest condition full paranoid pitch possible starting
I'm real paranoid about starting him now and without him being in the best possible condition to pitch a full season. That's my biggest concern. I don't know if he understands that or not.
concerned hits loses needs pitch pitches stamina work
I'm just concerned about his stamina and durability. He needs to work on getting up his pitch count. He hits 50 pitches and just kind of loses it.
good news
I just know he's doing well. No news is good news, I guess.
couple determined safer
I just kind of determined it was safer to give him a couple more starts.
spring training
But he will go to Spring Training as a starter.
character doubted guys progress
I never really doubted the character of this team. Inexperience shows, and that's something we've got to live with, but the character has always been there. ... We've got a lot of young guys that need to show progress if we're going to get better, and I think they will.