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
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.
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.
high priority putting slap sound
It didn't sound like they were putting him high on the priority list. I know that's a slap in the face.
beautiful game knew needed realized time work
That was beautiful to see the first time out. I think that's just something he did on his own, something in his game he knew he realized he needed to work on.
deserve fact guess helping praise struggling
I acknowledged the fact that when they were struggling I was not helping them, so ... ... ... I guess I deserve some praise for helping them now.
depth
To have that depth is not something a lot of organizations have.
boo cheer pitchers react seems walk
Every place seems to react to him the same way. They boo him. They cheer him. They boo the pitchers who walk him. I don't think it'll be any different than any other city.
came class demands fan jack love understood
We would love it when Jack came to the clubhouse. He understood the demands of the sport. It wasn't just like he was a fan of his son. He was a fan of all of us. He was a class, class man, and J.T. is the same way.
appreciate bring coaches fact feeling goes gold great hand job league managers pitching tough
So much of me feeling that I did my job goes hand in hand with how the pitching does. We had some tough times this year. In that regard, no, I didn't feel I did (deserve the Gold Glove). I do appreciate the fact the managers and the coaches in the league appreciate what I do bring to the table. It's a great honor.
bored boring drab giving start
They're probably going to get bored with me because I'm going to start giving them pretty much plain, drab answers, just premeditated boring stuff.
barry becomes exact fans gets himself influence media ready spend start thinking time
Once we get in here, we start getting ready for the game. Barry is the exact same way. He comes in and gets himself ready. What the fans and what the media make of him as a person, that becomes a distraction. It doesn't influence what I do on the field, so I don't spend much time thinking about it.
kept pitchers rolling veteran
That's why you keep veteran pitchers here. He kept us rolling and kept his composure. He's versatile, ageless.
composure gets great guys keeps last pitchers ready veteran worked
That's why you keep veteran pitchers around. Those guys don't get too worked up. They're ready for any situation. He comes in, and the first is a great pitch and he gets out of the inning. Then he gets us rolling, and after our big inning he keeps his composure and gets a shutdown inning. He did that a lot last year. He's ageless.
brad good great pitching seen stage willing
The young pitching is really impressive. Cain is as good as I've seen at his stage of development. Brad Hennessey (5-8, 4.64) has made big strides. It's been great working with these guys, very gratifying, because they're so willing to learn.