Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis
Mark William Ellisis an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played the majority of his Major League Baseballcareer for the Oakland Athletics, and also appeared for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. Ellis posted a career .991 fielding percentage, the fifth-best all-time for a second baseman in MLB history at the time of his retirement...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 June 1977
CityRapid City, SD
hit until
I didn't know it until (Mark) Kotsay said if you get the chance, keep on running. I don't think I got a hit after that. So it's Kotsay's fault.
biggest downfall pop second twice
That was my biggest downfall as a hitter. I'd pop up to second at least twice a game.
both change guess knows
Really? Can that even happen? Wow. Obviously, that's surprising, but it's nice, it's great. I think everyone is comfortable with Macha, everyone knows what to expect. I guess (Macha and Beane) both had a change of heart.
bobby gone resilient team
Obviously, Bobby is a very important part of the team. Fortunately, we have Marco. If we didn't, it would be even more disappointing. As it is, it will be tough, but that's the way it was dealt. ... We have a very resilient team and we've gone through a lot. We'll do what we can.
credit deep depth management problems ready says since time win
That's always been one of the problems with our team. We haven't had a lot of depth. This is the first time since I've been here that we've actually had depth on our team. It's a credit to our management and it also says that we're ready to win. We want to win now and we want to go deep in the playoffs.
award game pitch somebody stuff
Somebody told us before the game he has better stuff than (Cy Young award winner) Johan Santana, ... He doesn't know how to pitch like Johan Santana yet. But once he does, he will be real good.
knows pitch quit
You never quit playing. But he's been around a long time, and he knows how to pitch with a lead.
guys lead means second
It's very nice, ... Joe's been unbelievable the whole second half. Getting these guys a lead means a lot.
bench coming guys rather somewhere valuable
He's so valuable coming off the bench. Sometimes you need guys off the bench rather than in the lineup every day. We have a lot of infielders here. He could probably play every day somewhere else.
until
I just feel good. I didn't think anything of it until (Mark) Kotsay said, 'If you get a chance, keep running.
bite great record swing tough understand
I can't understand why Westbrook's record isn't better. He has great stuff. His sinker is tough to get a swing on, and he had more bite on his curveball today.
ensure experiment fairly held law tribunal tried
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control takes
Even as a young guy, he takes control. That's his infield out there, and that's the way it should be.
appreciate confidence deal last prove shows year
Last year I had to prove a lot, and I feel like I was able to do that. Having this deal shows the organization has a lot of confidence in me. I appreciate that.