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
angels good hit hurt lapse pitching played sixth team
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.
hits nine three
We had nine hits and scored three runs. Sometimes you don't get the hits when you need them.
charge hit saw slow
That was not hit hard, but it was no slow roller. I saw him charge and he made it look easy.
balls four gave hit quick
We gave up four quick ones and never got back in it. We didn't even hit many balls hard.
everyday hitter jeremy leading
He'll get some but it's not going to be an everyday thing. I don't necessarily think that Jeremy is a leadoff hitter or we want him leading off.
amazing balls guys happens hitter pitching strikes threw throwing
I didn't like it that our guys threw so many balls. They were all throwing strikes pitching in the bullpen. It is amazing what happens when you put a hitter at the plate.
ball hit last
We hit the ball pretty decently today, but right at people. Just like last night.
drive hits momentum runs
Two-out hits to drive in runs are huge. They are momentum killers to the other side.
guys hit
Two 3-1 counts, and we got fastballs up to guys you don't want to get fastballs up to, and they hit them out.
caught glad hit sure
We weren't sure if he caught it just before he hit or as he hit. After he hit the ground, we were glad to see him get back up.
badly ball hit miss spots
Obviously, we didn't hit our spots today. When you miss as badly as we missed, you see what can happen. We just couldn't get the ball where wanted to.
few hit series
Obviously, we didn't hit our spots. There were more than a few at-bats this series where we pitched him where we wanted to and we got him out.
career gets good guys hitting performing season september slow starters track
You see guys now who are hitting .400 who, come September or July, they're going to be hitting .200. And there are guys who are notoriously slow starters who, as the season gets going, they'll play up to their career averages. We have guys who are not performing well right now who have good track records, and they'll be there when all is said and done.
ball bat certainly coming conducive good hitters later laying seeing spring successful swing timing toward turn work
But toward the end of spring training, his swing got more crisp and the ball started coming off his bat better. With good hitters, you see that happening. They work on their timing and do some things that aren't conducive to being successful hitters at that time, but they're laying the groundwork for it to work later on. We're certainly seeing his swing turn around.