Jeff Bagwell
Jeff Bagwell
Jeffrey Robert Bagwellis an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseballplaying career with the Houston Astros. Originally, the Boston Red Sox selected him from the University of Hartford as a third baseman in the fourth round of the 1989 amateur draft. The Red Sox traded Bagwell to the Astros in 1990; the next season he made his MLB debut and was named the National LeagueRookie of the Year. The NL Most...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 May 1968
CityBoston, MA
He?s just a special individual. Sometimes your will can go a lot farther than your body. The legend grows every day for him. I just think this could be another special time.
But you look at it the other way, he was the first guy to pay a guy a million dollars, and that was Nolan. He did a lot of good for this city, for baseball.
But you have to be a little nervous with men on first and second and two outs in the ninth.
I'm sure they'd like me to see live pitching before I jump in there after three months. We'd have to see if it coordinates with Round Rock and, more importantly, if my shoulder coordinates with that.
He's one of the biggest single reasons that our team solidified.
I figured it was by the end of the week.
I certainly didn't feel in the beginning of the year that this was going to be the year, ... But it's amazing what some pitching and a bunch of guys working together can do.
I could've had 500 at-bats and not touched that last one. Gas is gas.
That's the dumbest thing ever. I mean, what are the chances?
That kid should save that bat. And one of these days, he should sneak in and have Roger sign it. ... Uh, today wouldn't be a good day -- but someday.
I told Phil I don't want this to be a charity case or sentimental pick. That's not what Phil is about. He's a standup guy and he's going to be honest with me. This is what he wanted. He wanted me to be here and he wanted me to get an opportunity to play, because he thinks I can do something.
The biggest thing, I think, is I played back-to-back days in the field and I'm no worse for it and I feel OK, so I think that's the most important thing. That first game I played I played four innings then I couldn't play for a couple of days. Now, I've played four innings back to back so that's good.
The best thing we can do for him tonight, ... is score some runs for him.
It's always nice to get a hit, but if I didn't get a hit it still wouldn't mean anything. I don't believe I have to show I can hit. It's whether or not I can throw, hit, play a full game, play in back-to-back games and three games in a row and be able to still hit.