Mike Hargrove
Mike Hargrove
Dudley Michael Hargroveis a former Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. He is currently employed as an advisor with the Cleveland Indians. Hargrove batted and threw left-handed. He played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Indians. After retiring, he went on to manage the Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth26 October 1949
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I think we've seen him getting stronger and stronger and more confident in the fact his arm is 100 percent healthy. This game was probably the best of them all.
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He kept the ball down, and when he elevated his pitches, he intended to. His last four or five outings, each one has been better than the other, and this one was the best of them all. If he hadn't gotten into some trouble in the eighth, he probably would have pitched a complete game.
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We've really pitched Eddie a lot the last couple of weeks. We felt like this way was the best way to go.
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One of the best things about Willie, other than his speed, is that he's got guts. You can't be afraid to fail and I haven't seen Willie back off in two years.
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He's got a lot on the ball. He's the best young pitcher I've ever seen. I didn't see Dwight Gooden when he was young, but of all the young kids I've seen, he's by far the furthest along.
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He pretty much kept a good-hitting ballclub off-balance all night. We've seen him getting stronger and stronger and getting more confidence in himself. His last four or five outings, each one has been just a little bit better than the other one. And tonight was probably the best of them all.
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It was the best way to go, ... and certainly the most nerve-racking.
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I thought our pitching was pretty good today. The Angels have a good team but we pitched well, hit pretty well and defensively played well. That one lapse in the sixth inning hurt us, obviously.
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Jarrod threw the ball very, very well. He was outstanding. We just couldn't score runs off the other guy.
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Jeff had a seven-pitch first and 35-pitch second, and we were hoping he'd adjust somewhere in the middle. But he couldn't. His location was off and his command, and command is the key element to success on a consistent basis.
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Jamie was good. His outing today, to go along with what Hernandez did last night, it makes you feel pretty good. We just have to continue to do that.
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Jamie did a very good job. He threw well enough to win, but so did the other guy.
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I said, 'I'm afraid he'll try to catch it in his hip pocket,'
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We don't protect him to the extent that we go around keeping him away from sharp objects. But we're certainly trying to be aware of the pitfalls that are there and we try to steer him away from those.