Mike Matheny
Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Mathenyis an American former professional baseball catcher and the current manager of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, a position he has held since 2012. A product of the University of Michigan, Matheny was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth round of the 1991 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut for the Brewers in 1994 and retired in 2006 with the San Francisco Giants. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 September 1970
CityColumbus, OH
anyone ask came exactly
He came in and did exactly what anyone would ask for.
asked focus guys manager next surprised time
The next day we still played. It was the first time I ever asked a manager not to put me in the lineup. It was Darryl's day to pitch. I was surprised most of the guys had enough focus to play.
fun guy seen time
That guy is nasty. That was the first time I've seen him. He's no joke. He's going to have some fun in this league.
guy
That guy is nasty. How old is he?
pull runs scoring shame start trouble walk win
It's just a shame we have such trouble scoring runs for these guys, especially after a first start like that, and he has to walk away with a loss. It's a shame we couldn't pull out a win for him.
easy walk
It's not easy to walk out of here right now.
basically cares guys label respect surprised
The label surprised me because of how defensive-minded he is and how much he cares about the position. That's basically how I'm wired. I respect guys who respect the position.
hard mentality ourselves pushing responsibility takes
It takes a mentality to keep pushing here. We have the responsibility to ourselves to play as hard as we can.
focusing guys insult nice team thinking winning
It will be nice when he returns. Any team would like him in the lineup. But we've been focusing on winning games, and other guys are playing. It would be an insult to them to be thinking of him.
perseverance games feel-good
I didn't feel good today- little things here and there- but that's the nature of this game. You just keep pushing, being mentally and physically ready. Some days are better than others, but even if you don't feel so good, you get yourself going.
character valleys forged
Character is forged not on the mountaintop but in the valley.
who-i-am giving excellence
I don't want to cower at somebody's interpretation of what I'm about. I'm supposed to be doing it and I'm going to throw this word out there-with excellence. There's no reason for me to give anything less that all I've got in everything I do. That's scriptural. For me, that's the foundation of who I am.
easy doing-right
Nothing worth doing right is easy.
anyone boring emphasis game guys hope people playing
It's boring for you to write and for people to hear, ... but I just don't let myself go there, and I hope the other guys don't, either. We're responsible for playing every day. To put more emphasis on this game or series, or any other, doesn't do anyone any good.