Chris Widger
Chris Widger
Christopher Jon Widgeris a former Major League Baseballcatcher. He played in MLB from 1995-2006 with the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He is the current manager of the Camden Riversharks...
baseball enjoyed forget playing time winning
Forget winning the World Series. I enjoyed playing baseball for the first time in a long time.
credit good guess instead negative people smart talking
I don't think people give him enough credit for being as smart as he is, ... Now we're talking about that instead of something negative about the team, so I guess that's a good thing.
opportunity wait
I thought it was better to at least play some Triple-A and wait for an opportunity than to not play at all.
best family far hope next
As far as him quitting, I hope not, I'd like to come back here next year, but he has to do whatever's best for him, best for his family and best for his health.
changed happy loose month
It's been about a month that he's changed on the bench. He's not as loose and happy go-lucky as he was but, hey, that's the way it is.
carried
For us to play as well as we did, that was like the 're-turning point' in our year. We got back to being ourselves, and it's carried into the playoffs.
held knew surprising
I think he was 100% correct. We all knew that. It wasn't a surprise. It's probably surprising he held it in that long.
badly calls came crucial talked team tough umpire whether wrong
I do feel badly for (Eddings). I know that's part of it, that when you're an umpire you take (garbage). You're always going to be wrong whether it's for one team or the other team. He could have made 200 calls right that game, but that play is the one that's going to be talked about because it came in such a crucial situation. It's a tough job.
copy lucky
I probably will go get a copy of that film and keep it, just so I can say I did it one time. Honestly, in this game, you get lucky sometimes, and sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
happen reason tells theresa
Theresa tells me things happen for a reason.
flow last memories nice work
It's nice to get out there and get back into the flow a little bit. Try not to think of the memories of last year. It's a new year, and we have a lot of work to do.
anyone handle happened middle team
He's always in the middle of some kind of controversy, ... It couldn't have happened to a better guy. Because A.J. is used to it, so he can handle this better than anyone else on this team can. ... It's just fitting. If you're going to write a story and say who's going to be in that spot, it's going to be A.J.
change excited few five gets pitchers spoke strung together
There were 26 the other day when he spoke to pitchers and catchers. He spoke for five minutes. He was doing well, and then he strung together a few at the end. He gets excited and animated. He's not going to change because that's what makes him who he is.
eight including pick played seven three
Yeah, I've played for seven or eight years. I'm in two or three leagues, including one here and with friends at home. We pick lineups each week, and ...