Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Trevell Dyeis a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he played as a right fielder on a team that reached the playoffs. Dye played with the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox. Dye won the World Series MVP with the White Sox in 2005. Dye...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 January 1974
CityVacaville, CA
I knew our starting pitchers and bullpen had the capability to go out there and shut teams down. I knew with our offense we were good. From the start of spring training everyone was hungry, everybody's pulling on the same rope.
I hadn't thought of it that way. Our paths have just gone two different directions.
I had my chance and didn't do it,
I had a game plan going up there. I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game plan of going up there looking for a slider and just not trying to do too much.
I had a game plan going up there, ... I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game plan of going up there looking for a slider and just not trying to do too much.
I had a game plan going up there,
I haven't felt this good since my last full year in Kansas City, ... Being stronger should help me stay away from injuries, and when I can stay on the field, I know I can produce.
He's just been off the charts,'' Oakland manager Ken Macha said,
He thought it was kind of funny. He said he's known now. I told him he could probably go to Hollywood now and become a movie star.
He's one of a kind, ... I haven't seen too many guys go out there and throw 100 miles an hour with some cut on it. I faced him in a simulated game the other day and all I can say about it is, I'm glad he's on this team. He looks mean and he comes right at you like, 'Here it is, if you can hit it, hit it.'
A couple of guys could have got it. We all worked hard to do whatever we could to help this team win and guys came up with big hits in a lot of situations. And it's just special for me to be thought of as MVP.
It was good. I think a lot of guys enjoyed it. Just to understand what those guys went through.
It was good for him to be down there today and talk to the guys, to have somebody there who actually played and went through all that stuff. He did some good things back in the day and it's fun to be around him. He's 94 years old and looks like he's in his 60s.
It's the playoffs. You never know what's going to happen.