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 was especially pleased with the way Woods threw. It's good to see them start to step up. We've been waiting for a couple of weeks for it to happen.
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I anticipate the starter going five or six, and Gil going two or three. When he gets through that, we'll look at putting him in the rotation.
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If I DH Morse, I don't have a middle infielder to use later in the game. When I have him in left field (to start the game), I do have the option to use him in the infield later.
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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.
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The tournament there starts March 3, which is earlier than it starts here. It wouldn't make much sense for him to fly here, then fly back.
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The way he's thrown and the starts that he's had have been absolutely outstanding. He has been better than we really expected him to be. Like anybody else, when he's on the mound, I look forward to watching him pitch.
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It's too soon to say A, B, C and D are going to happen. We have different options and different ways to go.
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Eddie threw more pitches in that inning than he did all spring training.
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It took a chunk out of the back of his finger.
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Hernandez left two pitches up in the zone, and that turned out to be the difference in the game.
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After the walks some people will wonder why Carl swung at the first pitch, but I didn't have a problem with it. We had one of our big guns at the plate. I'd rather have him swinging there.
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He was rushing, he was missing his spots. He threw a couple of good pitches, then he'd get away from it. It's still early in the season.
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He had a 14-pitch first inning and a 38-pitch second inning. It's like somebody turned the light switch off.
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He's a good player. He's a good hitter, a good defender and a good baserunner. He also plays hard all the time. He certainly is a tremendous role model for all our young players, or anyone else who wants to watch.