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
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Which is why we're having a career fair, trying to attract people that already live in the community.
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I know what it means to the people down there, because I have an uncle and his wife who lived in New Orleans. I'm pretty sure all the players and coaches will chip in. They know what's going on.
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The vast majority of scientific evidence shows that there is no public health concern from people using wireless phones.
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The increased cost of housing has hurt us as far as getting people from out of state, etc., to move to our area.
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For a lot of those products we used to sell over the counter, people might not be willing to go through the process of getting them, ... And they have legitimate reasons during cough and cold season.
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I think we were a good band, and we worked hard. But considering how many other hard-working bands there were, it's very flattering to have somehow percolated up towards the top and still be considered relevant and of interest today.
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Our bullpen has been one this team's strong points, but we've struggled of late. The last couple of weeks, we've really struggled. With the guys we have down there, we expect to hold late leads.
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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 2-2 pitch was pretty close, ... The 3-2 fastball wasn't.
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I was very pleased with our overall performance. We got better as the day went on and several of the freshmen got some quality court time. Having only practices a couple of days it was great to get out and play and see where we are at right now.
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We always used to say the difference between the A and Double-A per diem was that you could super-size it.
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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.
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We're locked into a gas contract right now that's fairly cheap, but we know it's going to go up. We could save $200,000 a year.
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I worked in this league in 1992. The conditions aren't a whole lot different.