Lloyd McClendon
Lloyd McClendon
Lloyd Glenn McClendonis a former professional baseball player and current manager for the Toledo Mud Hens. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder, and was manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2001 to 2005 and Seattle Mariners from 2014 to 2015...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 January 1959
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This city is very fortunate to have an owner who's committed to bringing winning baseball to Pittsburgh. This city should embrace that and get behind this young team and give them a chance to grow and to get better...I'm going to miss tremendously putting on a Pirate uniform, one I wore very proudly for 15 years. I feel I have roots in this community and I'm proud to be part of this community." ()
hell threw
He threw a hell of a game," ()
field playing tough year
It's been a tough year for him. The important thing is to get him back on the field and playing consistently." ()
dave good
Dave and I had a very good conversation," ()
driving hits puzzles runners scoring
It really puzzles me. We get our hits with runners in scoring position, but they're not driving in runs." ()
business continued defense good pick pitcher sign
That's a sign of a good pitcher -- when you can pick up your defense when they let you down. He didn't flinch. He just went about his business and continued to make pitches." ()
answered center certainly good hitting lead looks team
Every team looks for a left-handed hitting center fielder who can lead off and play good defense. He certainly answered that question." ()
bullpen certainly innings job lead next nice settled three
He certainly settled down for the next three innings and pitched pretty decent. We got the lead and the bullpen did a nice job for three innings." ()
almost loss
He was impressive. I'm almost at a loss for words." ()
matter obviously quality
Obviously it comes down to the ninth. Just a matter of (Mesa) not making quality pitches." ()
bad chances game particular people second taste
When things don't go right for a closer, the game is usually over. You don't get many second chances that particular day. People go away with a bad taste in their mouth." ()