Jeff Conine
Jeff Conine
Jeffrey Guy Conineis a former Major League Baseball player who played 17 seasons with six teams primarily as an outfielder. An inaugural member of the Florida Marlins who was with the franchise for both of its World Series titles, he earned the title Mr. Marlin for his significant history with the club, and his ties to South Florida...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 June 1966
both faced knew special
When I first faced him in '98, I knew he and (Roy) Halladay both had special stuff,
definitely experience field lacking
We're definitely lacking experience on the field right now.
We just wish, ... one time, we'd have a yawner.
good last night performance together waxed
You can get waxed like we did last night and come back and put a performance together like we did tonight. It's a good thing, and it does a lot for your confidence.
business care hope job taken
We had it in our grasp. We could have taken care of business ourselves, and we didn't get the job done. Now we have to hope someone else does it for us.
air fastest outfield run
Those guys, anything that's got any air underneath, they're going to run it down. They're probably the fastest outfield in the league.
against guys played
You know you are getting old when guys you've played with and against become your manager.
almost hit mistakes surprises
He doesn't give you many mistakes to hit and when he does it almost surprises you that he makes a mistake.
bad hear umpires
We can hear him ragging on the umpires when there's a bad call.