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
bothered couple elbow sore tells weeks wish
He tells us he's been bothered by this sore elbow for a couple of weeks. I wish he'd told us a couple of weeks ago.
likes
He's come a long way, ... He likes being in that situation.
great job nice rotation
He did a great job. He's nice to have in the rotation with that kind of stuff.
behind care hope last taken
From my understanding, it was taken care of last year. They talked. I hope it's behind us. That was nasty.
easy league major minor shows staff stuff today upbeat
I am. I can't say enough about the Minor League staff and the Major League staff. They've just been terrific, they've made it so easy for the players. We had had situational stuff today and it was upbeat with a lot of energy. That shows we were able to get a lot done.
four starts
We want to get him four starts before the end of the year.
edge job lived lucky position win
We lived on the edge tonight. We were lucky to be in a position to win the game. We had one big inning but couldn't get the job done.
both figure free game league looked send threw trying whether
Both of them looked like they threw free and easy. Now we're trying to figure out what we're going to do with Bautista -- whether we're going to send him to the Instructional League or whether we're going to have another simulated game for him before the Instructional League.
bullpen good guys three
The good thing about our bullpen is our three guys can all close, with no problem.
everybody games good knew looks lose sure
Everybody was sure we would do it, but I knew better. There was no way we would lose 100 games two years in a row! 63-99 looks real good right now!
feeling gives good reason spring time woody
The reason is it gives us a little more time to use Woody out of the bullpen. We have a really good feeling of what Woody gives us. He pitched very well in Spring Training.
everybody hope pitches rotation turn upside
This rotation could turn upside down at some point. I just hope everybody pitches well.
chance might next start
There is a chance that he might make his next start up here, but we don't know that yet.
although figure next pitch trying wants
We're trying to figure out what we're going to do next with Bautista. I still don't think he's going to pitch for us this year, although he wants to.