Mike Redmond
Mike Redmond
Michael Patrick Redmondis an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians. In 864 career games, Redmond recorded a batting average of .287 and accumulated 13 home runs, and 243 runs batted in...
ability alex dugout guys heads saw seen shaking tough
I saw more guys shaking their heads going to the dugout than I'd ever seen before. The thing about Alex Gonzalez is, he has the ability to make the tough play look routine.
guys late step
When you get late in the season, you need guys to step up and get big hits. That's his job.
guys respectful tough
Guys are being respectful of the situation, how tough it is for everybody, the organization, our fans, T.K., everybody. You've got to respect that. You respect that as long as it takes.
finishing guys playing preached
I've preached to a lot of guys in here about playing and finishing strong. Sure, it's a little frustrating for myself to not be able to finish.
ahead breaking execute fastball focused guys mix plan trying
You're not really focused on necessarily getting guys out more than you are trying to execute some pitches. Most of the time, we have in our plan just trying to get ahead with our fastball and mix in some breaking balls.
fit good great guys mix pitching
I like the feel of our team, man. All the guys have just fit in great and are great guys. I'm excited, I really am. With our pitching and mix of guys we have, I think we're in good shape.
bit finishing guys injury played playing point preached quite season
I preached to a lot of guys in here about playing and finishing strong. It's frustrating for myself to not be able to finish, but I know it's an injury I've had for quite a bit of the season and have played through it. It got to the point where I couldn't do it anymore. I couldn't.
guys plays
He doesn't know many guys. Signs, philosophies, everything is completely different to him. ... But Luis is one of those guys who plays on instincts. He's got a lot of talent, so he'll be fine.
adjust awhile baseball best contact continue free hitting home people power takes talk
I think he's already one of the best ? if not the best ? catchers in all of baseball. He's going to continue to improve. People talk about power and hitting enough home runs. It takes awhile to adjust to the pitching. He's a contact hitter. He's not a free swinger.
ask defense gold hit involved keeping pitchers winning
The only thing that's keeping him from winning a Gold Glove is he doesn't hit .300. Ask the pitchers how important defense is to them. Shortstop is such an important position. There's so many different plays. They're involved in everything.
baseball perspective pumped puts walked
You know, he was pumped when I just walked over to him. That was pretty neat. It puts things into perspective as a baseball player.
needed
We needed something to get us over the hump.
great works
He's a great kid. He works his butt off. He's hungry.
hit pull
If I was out there, that is where I would play me. That's how I play. I don't pull the ball. I just hit it pretty well this time.