Felipe Alou
Felipe Alou
Felipe Rojas Alou, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. He managed the Montreal Exposand the San Francisco Giants. The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: he was the oldest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Matty and Jesús, who were both primarily outfielders, and his son Moisés was also primarily an...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 May 1935
absent healthy heart injuries memories people spring start team
The heart of this team was absent for too many games. It's all memories of injuries and people getting hurt. We'll start healthy in spring training.
fact last left pitcher strong year
He was a strong pitcher when he left the game. That wasn't a fact last year at this time. It was a very encouraging outing.
bat starting sting swinging
He's swinging the bat now, no question. He's starting to sting the ball.
center everybody field
Finley is going to play even if everybody is healthy, and he is going to play center field when he plays.
happen wish
My wish is for tomorrow. It's going to happen very soon.
talk
No, no, no, I don't want to talk about Bonds. I'll see you later.
compete fact game good leave mean pitch ready swing tells
If they pitch to him, he's going to swing a good bat. I'd pitch to him if the game doesn't mean anything. ... The fact he told me to leave it the way it is, 'cleanup,' tells me he's ready to compete out there.
glad hope last wins
I'm really glad for the kid. It probably won't be the last one. I hope he wins the big one one of these years.
check
I have to check with him the day before the game.
gives
It's a big difference. It gives me a lot of confidence.
expect happen seen tomorrow wonder
I expect a lot with the bat. What I see in BP is the same BP I've seen before. ... I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow in his at-bat, the reception.
complete teams
They are, to me right now, one of the most complete teams in baseball.
few game
That's a big game there for us. Yeah. We need a few more.
bases best seen struck threw turned
With the bases loaded, he turned it up. He threw a curveball to Utley and struck him out that I think was the best curveball I've ever seen him throw.