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
awhile ball general guess head hit muscles strong takes trying
I thought it all went well. I was just trying to get the (bat) head out. In general I guess I did. I hit the ball on the barrel, which is good. It's coming. I just need to keep hitting. It takes awhile to get those muscles strong again.
confidence hitting outside tough
Locating on the outside corner, getting confidence with his outside fastball, hitting his spots, ... When he does that, he's tough to hit.
base game hitting question
Hitting is no problem, the question is if I can make throws. I'll give it a try at first base in a game in about a week.
hitting question
Hitting is no problem. The question is if I can make throws.
baseball hitting month shoulder strengthen taking talked throwing
We talked about taking a month or so to try to strengthen my shoulder and try to see how my shoulder reacted to non-baseball things. Not throwing a baseball, not hitting a baseball every day.
base bat came decided good help hit home run runners scoring stronger
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.
affect concerned far hitting results
My at-bats were fine. I'm not so concerned with results with my hitting. I'm just concerned with ... does it affect my hitting when I go out there and throw, and so far it does not.
affecting bad black cloud focus hitting hold hurting locker major restricted sitting starts swing throwing
I think my swing is there. I hold on with two hands. I'm not having to let go because I'm restricted from getting out there. My hitting will come. The major focus of this black cloud that's sitting over this locker is that throwing arm. If it starts hurting bad enough where it's affecting my swing, we're going to have another talk.
believe full games hit mean nice row three whether
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.
ball general guess head hit muscles strong takes trying
I thought it all went well, ... I was just trying to get the (bat) head out. In general I guess I did. I hit the ball on the barrel, which is good. It's coming. I just need to keep hitting. It takes a while to get those muscles strong again.
control embarrass felt problem work
I said I wasn't going to embarrass myself, and I felt like this was a joke. I don't have a problem with my work ethic. I don't have a problem with determination. But I can't control what's going on in my shoulder.
carry chance game pitching short win
Over any short period, pitching can carry a team. We've got the kind of pitching than can give you the chance to win game after game after game.
certain contracts dollars earned given giving guarantee guys high leagues millions rather school start teams
I think the teams are to blame. They start out by giving guys out of high school millions of dollars and contracts that guarantee they'll be in the big leagues by a certain time. Then they coddle them all the way through the system. They get used to having things given to them rather than having earned them.
capable
I wouldn't say I'm all the way back, I'm just pinch-hitting. I'm capable of doing that.