Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson
Jeffrey Allan Nelsonis an American former baseball relief pitcher who played 15 years in Major League Baseball. Jeff Nelson is married to Sheri Quinn. He batted and threw right-handed. Nelson retired on January 12, 2007, the same day he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 November 1966
CityBaltimore, MD
indication
The indication I got, it was nothing that would keep him out for the season.
last looked took
It only took him 100-something swings, ... But the last one looked good. He got it out.
basically best guy hour miles per slider stay throw
I think if I stay healthy, I'll be okay. Now that I don't throw 94 or 95 miles per hour anymore, my slider is basically my best pitch. They pretty much know I'm 39, so I'm not a young guy anymore.
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The vast majority of scientific evidence shows that there is no public health concern from people using wireless phones.
everybody feels routine
Everybody has something. If they say, 'No, I just have a routine,' it's the same thing. If you have a routine you do every day, and if you don't do it every day it feels weird, it's a superstition.
family four game jump
This is a joke, ... I got four little girls. I'm a family man. I've been in the game too long to know not to jump on anybody.
definitely gave maybe
It's definitely a shock. I didn't think there was a possibility that I wouldn't make this team. If I gave up one run, then I'd say 'OK, maybe I gave up too many runs.
fun goes great
So that was fun for him. Same goes for us. It's great to see him here.
ask change imagine simply
Or we could simply ask him to change it. But I don't imagine he will.
compare easy randy reminds unfair until
It's easy to compare them. But until Felix has done what Randy has done, you can't compare. It's even unfair to Felix in a lot of ways. That said, he reminds you of a young Randy.
difference per
We always used to say the difference between the A and Double-A per diem was that you could super-size it.
attract career people trying
Which is why we're having a career fair, trying to attract people that already live in the community.
pitch until wait
When he called me in, I figured, OK, finally. They're going to not wait until the end of the week. I told him I didn't know what I had to do to pitch any better.
begins close decided district time tuesday turn weekend year
We decided not to go this year because it was just too close to district. The relays are this weekend and district begins on Tuesday and that's just not enough turn around time to recover.