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
Just to get out here, get back on the field, I felt like it was a little bit of a trial camp today. I felt like I almost had to try and prove something, but yet I've got to sit back and say, 'No, I don't, I just have to get ready for April 1.
I want him on the mound tomorrow night.
I don't know exactly why that is. I was dying in the St. Louis series, I was dying in the Atlanta series. Of course, I haven't been playing, so I'm more of a fan than anything else,
That's the dumbest thing ever. I mean, what are the chances?
I'll do the same thing tomorrow as yesterday.
I wouldn't say I'm all the way back, I'm just pinch-hitting. I'm capable of doing that.
He's determined to play through whatever it is. Even if his life's in danger, he doesn't care. He just wants to pitch.
When you come in here, it's no different from anybody else, ... except when the game starts.
When I came back, we decided to give it a try and see how I would do. I told them: I can give you a good at bat and I think I can help the team. I can hit a home run now. I can get a base hit to right field. I'm just a lot stronger -- and I've been in these situations, runners in scoring position.