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
start tired
We're tired of practicing. We want to start playing.
base guys knew
You guys knew the base was open. I knew it, too.
closer develop
You have a closer like Benitez, you want to use him, but we've got to develop a kid, too.
ahead throw
Those who feel they are clean, go ahead and throw the first rock.
deliver hit losing matter shot three winning
We had a shot at winning or losing all three games. It was a matter of not being able to deliver a hit here and there.
concerned looking nice sure thursday
Thursday and Saturday, that's what we're looking at. I wasn't really concerned yesterday. ... It's nice to know for sure it's nothing serious.
depended open
The possibility was open for him to be here during the game. It all depended on something he had to do.
five games losing loss months spent
We spent five months losing series. That's what has us five games back - not the loss tonight.
few guy hit home walk wants
We always have big rallies when they walk (Bonds), even before Mo was here. The only thing is, the guy wants to hit a few home runs.
walk
We always have big rallies when they walk him, even before Mo was here.
hope stop walk walking
We always have big rallies when they walk him. I hope they don't stop walking him.
forgot games losing threw win
Tomko threw well. It's just that we forgot how to win games at home. If it's 3-2, we're always on the losing side.
ball charged coming guy hard lose signed throwing time
We're going to take our time with him. It's really hard to lose Noah, a young guy who was really coming up big. He just signed a long-term contract. He was really charged up and throwing the ball well.
barry brings crowd lift
We need a lift and Barry brings expectations when he comes to the plate. It will energize the crowd and the team.