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
financial reality stadium state team
The whole state of the team is sad. The whole stadium situation, the financial reality of what they had to do, it is sad.
classified collection guys takes time together
It's disappointing and frustrating. Any time you get a collection of guys like this together and know you have what it takes to make the postseason and you don't, it's classified as a disappointment.
accepted four good indication played positions quite time
In 2001, I played four different positions and I had a really good time doing it. I accepted it as a challenge. Every indication is I'll be out there quite a lot.
explain seems
You can't explain it. It just seems to happen.
corner fastball night outside
It's all about location. He located his fastball on the outside corner all night long.
addressing brought hard lead management mind needs reasons
I take that very seriously. I think management, that's one of the reasons that they brought me back. They know I am going to play hard and lead by example. If there is something that needs to be addressed, I don't mind addressing it.
mistakes mph pinpoint throwing
He doesn't give you many mistakes to hit. It was just command. He was not throwing 95 mph at you. It was just pinpoint control.
happened hug
It happened as we were going out on the field. Give him a hug and... got to go play now.
example hits perfect pitcher threw
He threw a lot of fastballs and just put them right where he wanted them. It's a perfect example of when a pitcher hits his spots, he's going to be successful.
field hard normal
That field is hard as a rock, and it's not the normal field that we play on,
hope point
Something probably should be said at some point by someone. You hope that's all it has to be said, is once.
box coaching diamond line perfect represents shuttle space stay track
He was coaching us through it, ... It's pretty simple. You've got a diamond that represents your line of site. That's the perfect track you want to be on. There's a box, and you want to put your box over the diamond and keep it there. As you're maneuvering the space shuttle you want to stay on that diamond.
gets rid
It's not only his arm. It's his release. He gets rid of it so quickly.
either good lost people
Sobering, but, in a way, uplifting. The people I encountered were in pretty good spirits. They either lost everything or don't know what they're going back to.