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
bit dimension easy gives playing
He's got a chance. He gives us a little bit of dimension that we don't have -- speed. He's going to get some playing time. It's not going to be an easy decision, that's for sure.
threw
Howell was awesome. He threw everything pretty much where he wanted to,
above fit goes good guys league major notch possibly third utility whether
Graff, obviously, goes in a utility role, but probably a notch above that. We need to get him in the lineup as much as we possibly can, whether it is first, third or second. We'll be able to give those guys a day off here and there. Graff is a good Major League player. He's a good fit for our team.
player talk
I can't tell you, because I need to talk to the player first. It's probably not going to be a surprise.
asking call good members
I don't think the call was made correctly. They have a good crew, and I think they did the right thing by asking the other members of the crew.
absolute close decision fact liked percent possible unable until
I don't think any of us liked the fact we were unable to make a decision. The thing is, I don't want to make a decision until we are absolute. I don't know if we're ever going to be 100 percent absolute sure, but I want to be as close to that as possible and right now I'm not.
It's probably going to keep him out a week. It's been sore. He could've probably played, but they're going to put him in a boot.
team
It's unexplainable, really. I don't think we're a playoff-contending team by any means, but I don't think we're this bad.
playing row team won
It's unbelievable, isn't it? We won two in a row from a team that has been playing pretty good.
came far home production runs thanks
Then we came back, thanks to the home runs. We usually don't get that kind of production as far as home runs go.
catch days deserved season
I told Phillips I'd have him catch back-to-back days before the season was out. He deserved it.
earlier good less might problem spring threw
It might be earlier than that. He threw good and had no problem with his knees. Now he's more or less going through Spring Training.
behind game might threw
It might have been the play of the game when he threw behind Everett,
call good happen hitting huge
It's all about pitching. If you get good pitching, you have a chance, and they've got some hitting over there, too. It doesn't happen overnight, but it's not what you would call a huge surprise. I could see it progressing.