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
chance great michael miss
Michael Tucker, what a gentleman, what a great person he is in the clubhouse. We're going to miss him. I told him he has a chance to go all the way to the World Series.
base fell guy hits short stopping striking worked
He can really pitch. This is a guy who two years ago bounced a lot of fastballs that fell short of the target. He has worked hard. ... Today, he is right there striking out people, stopping rallies, fielding his position, getting base hits and challenging hitters.
pitch saying tough
They want to make it tough for him. I'm not saying it's intentional, I'm just saying they won't give him a pitch to hit.
answer intense
I do not want to think about it. I will answer that tomorrow. It has been a very intense game.
awesome barry game gave knows last mph night playing swing
He gave him a 96 mph fastball. In his last at-bat, it was a 41-year-old playing a day game after a night game. That was an awesome pitch. It was not easy. But Barry knows how to swing like that on a fastball.
discuss everybody except normal seen since talked time urgency wants
I think everybody wants to see him. I haven't seen him since October, but we've talked on the phone. There's no urgency to talk except for the normal welcoming. There's a lot of time to discuss things.
played
Right now I'm penciling him for cleanup. And that's before we've even played a game.
anytime diego games guys intensity knew next opportunity pressure san stop team
Anytime you stop a team here with your bullpen, it's a big win. We want to get to San Diego (four games next week) with an opportunity to put some pressure on the Padres. We knew some guys were tired, but the intensity was there.
nice reality separated totally
A very nice man, ... totally separated from the reality of the world.
address cure ok people problem stay suspension
Suspend me for life. If they address a problem they need to address, and if my suspension will cure the problems, that'll be fine. If it'll make people more alert, I'm OK with that. But if it's going to stay the way it is, I'm not for the suspension.
baseball best gave seen talking
He gave me the best at-bat that I have seen this year, ... I'm not just talking about our team. I'm talking about any team. Right out of hospital.
juggle tough
It will make it tough for me to juggle FelÃz and Alfonzo.
batting behind giving guy happens shot
He's contributing big-time to our winning, being on base, prolonging the inning, giving a shot to the guy batting behind him. It happens every year.
doubts hit swing walk
I don't have doubts that he'll hit or that they'll walk him. The swing has always been there.