Grady Little
Grady Little
William Grady Littleis a former manager in Major League Baseball, currently working in the front office of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston, North Carolina, Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and was inducted into the Hagerstown Suns Hall of Fame on April 13, 2009...
ahead common early goes good hitters normally pitchers spring time
They've been doing a good job. Normally at this time of the year, the pitchers are ahead of the hitters and that's a common occurrence this early in spring training. We'll see how it progresses as the spring goes along.
bat change dictate dictates hard kid plays
This kid has got some abilities with the bat that are hard to ignore. His bat will dictate how much he plays and where he plays as much as anything else. His bat dictates the change (in position) in the first place.
good job liked others pitchers starting today tone
I kind of liked them all, starting with the one Robles hit. The others didn't take that long to get out of there. But the tone for today was set by the two starting pitchers out there. I thought they did a good job of getting done what they wanted to get done out there.
throwing
I like the way Billingsley was throwing the ball.
jobs player differences
There's a difference in a player that has a job and a player that doesn't have a job.
hurt player hands
Players from the Dominican Republic have a history of not playing well in cold weather.... The ball hurts their hands when they make contact.
dies pulling
Until the day I die, I will be pulling for Ned Colletti.
people criticism answers
A lot of people have the answers after the results come in.
He told us he'll be back by Sunday.
capable managing red spent
Not really, because I know myself and I know what I'm capable of doing and what I did do while I spent two years there managing the Red Sox.
few talent
There's a lot of kids, a lot of talent and very few positions.
actions movements takes time
It takes time to get comfortable. The actions and movements are different, but I'm not worried.
ask face handled plays sun supposed tougher wind
You can't ask for too much tougher conditions. The sun was right in his face and the wind was blowing. And he handled all the plays he was supposed to.
ball baseball field
The kid, day in and day out -- every ball is just a bullet. Everything he does on the baseball field impresses me.