David Bell
David Bell
Infielder who played for seven MLB teams from 1995 to 2006, and began managing at the MLB level as a third base coach for the Chicago Cubs in 2013.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 September 1972
CityCincinnati, OH
applying motivating people save technology
A lot of it is housekeeping, applying the technology already out there and motivating people to save energy.
encouraged great
I feel great today. I?m really encouraged by the way I feel right now.
playoff
These are like playoff games. Every game, every pitch, is so important now.
baseball best game good hitter natural player
He was pretty much the best hitter in the game -- probably the best all-around player in the game. He was as good a player at 17 as he was in Seattle. He's just a natural baseball player.
confident swing work
I've been able to work on things I wanted to offensively. You know when your swing is right. I feel very confident about it.
accept felt hard
I feel better than I have felt in a long time. I want to play every game. It?s never hard for me to accept not playing.
baseball fortunate start time
It's not what you want to do. You want to play baseball and be on the field. It's not fun. I feel fortunate I got through it in time to start the season.
force games good leg momentum ready time tried
It doesn't count, but at the same time it does feel good to have some momentum going into the season. I feel ready to go. My leg is healthy, I just really haven't tried to force it yet because the games don't count.
gave goes indication start
As long as everything goes smoothly, he gave me every indication I'll start the season.
gains life loss major percent weight
You need only a 5-10 percent loss of weight to get major gains in life expectancy.
shut
He shut us out, basically. He pitched with a lot of confidence.
forced games healthy leg ready
My leg is healthy and ready to go but I just haven't forced it because these games don't count. I know it's healthy.
felt focus good ready work
It was a good start, everything felt great. I was comfortable going in. My focus now is getting ready. I have a lot of work to do to get ready for the season.
great situation win
That was a great win. It wasn't easy. Just to get a win in that situation was big.