Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Mark Steven Kotsayis an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League outfielder. In 2016, he will serve as the bench coach for the Oakland Athletics...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 December 1975
last opportunity sweep
We still have the opportunity now, if we sweep (the Angels), to come out even for the last weekend.
ahead angels four games hopefully last nine overcame reverse road role sweep three
It's a long road ahead of us. We know we have to sweep them to get back into this thing, ... We have four games to get it done. We were in the reverse role last year. We were up three with nine games to play and the Angels overcame that and went to the playoffs. Hopefully we can do the same.
errors field game last throwing time
The field is fast, ... Last time I made two errors in a game were throwing errors. I usually don't look that bad.
fingers knows last nobody pointing
Everyone in here knows what we went through as a team. Nobody was pointing fingers last year, and nobody's pointing fingers this year.
came challenge joe knew last matched saw spots year
We saw that a lot from Joe last year -- he matched up in some big spots and came through for us. He knew he had his challenge tonight.
answer
It got away from us early. When we did try to answer back, they had another answer right back for us. They never let us take a breath.
chemistry covers factor plays winning
Winning covers a lot of things up. But I'd also say that chemistry plays a factor in winning.
failed score
We had opportunities to score more than two runs, ... and we failed to get it done.
definitely eighth falling games gave goal guy guys quote short teams ultimate
We definitely battled. Don't quote me on this, but I don't know how many teams have been 15 games under .500 and did what we did. This is my eighth season, and -- I've never had this much fulfillment before. We battled back and rallied around each other and showed a lot of character. Every guy gave his heart. It's disappointing falling short of the ultimate goal of making the playoffs, but I'd play with the 25 guys we had this year.
character incredible tent
We could have folded up the tent after May, but we didn't, ... We've got incredible character in this clubhouse.
crazy good
Tomorrow, as long as I don't do anything crazy today. I feel good today.
bad
Usually, I don't look that bad out there,
asked
He did what you asked for again! Now what, Daddy?
adjustment bat batting cape college gradual leagues practice summer using wood work
I didn't make the adjustment overnight. Obviously, you work out with a wood bat during batting practice in college and go out to summer leagues like the Cape Cod and the Jayhawk so you actually get 150-200 at-bats using wood. It was kind of a gradual thing for me.