Doug Mirabelli
Doug Mirabelli
Douglas Anthony Mirabelliis a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padresbefore returning to the Red Soxto end his eleven-year career. He batted and threw right-handed...
ahead doubt good might pitchers uses using weapon woody
Woody uses it more as a strikeout pitch. He's using it the way other pitchers might use a splitter or a cutter. There's no doubt it's a good weapon when you're working with it like he does, ahead in the count.
concept gets help language leeway lets people point speak start teammate tried
I don't know if he gets the concept of a teammate or if he grasps that. People have tried to help him out. You've got to give him some leeway for language but at some point (you realize) he does speak more than he lets on. So at that point, you start to think he's making that choice.
deficit doubt knew last meant rather
After it got so close, you knew it was going to come down to the end. Would I rather be a half-game up at this point? There's no doubt about it. If we can't make up a half-game deficit over the last 10 games, it wasn't meant to be anyway.
half meant virtual
If we can't make up a half a game, this wasn't meant to be, anyway. It's a virtual tie.
coming
The big thing was not coming in here and getting swept.
nervous possible thinking time work
The whole time on the flight, I'm thinking there is no possible way this is going to work out. I was nervous as anything.
fell help hitter kevin league manager million start surprised turn unless work year
(General manager Kevin Towers) told me that I would start unless something fell into his lap, and Piazza will help this team. I'm just surprised that he couldn't find work in the American League (where he could be used as a designated hitter). Getting a hitter like Piazza for what? - $1.25 million a year (plus incentives)? You can't turn that down.
encourage eyes finish line
Kids, I want to encourage all of you to keep your eyes on the finish line and finish your goal.
deficit last meant
If we can't make up a half-game deficit over the last 10 games, it wasn't meant to be anyway.
definitely
It's definitely a grind. But that's how it's been set up for us.
appreciate fans feels great hard hear
As a player, it feels great to hear how the fans appreciate you and your hard work.
avoid extend far leaving pressure sweep taken team today winning
You want to come in here and sweep because you can extend your lead, but you don't want to get swept. By winning yesterday, there was a lot of pressure taken off this team as far as having to avoid a sweep today and leaving here with a one-game lead.
dropped nervous saw time
I don't think I've ever been so nervous in a game. Even in warm-ups, the first time I saw the knuckleball I dropped a couple. I thought, 'Oh, oh. Here we go.
community excited girls great grow
It's great for the girls to grow up in a community like this. We like it a lot. We're excited about being here.