Pete Mackanin
Pete Mackanin
Peter Mackanin, Jr.is an American former professional baseball player, coach, scout and current team manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1973 to 1981 and, served as the acting manager of the Cincinnati Reds, having replaced Jerry Narron in 2007 before being replaced at season's end by Dusty Baker...
suited wrong
I think he's more suited for the bullpen. I've been wrong before about players, and I'd like for him to show he's a starter.
season sure time
I'm sure by the time the season is over we'll all find out what we're doing.
job kick matter pat players understand
I think players need a pat on the back but they also need a kick in the rear. They have to understand it's a matter of getting the job done.
develop games good next playing sound win winning wins
We want to win games and winning is part of development. But we've got to develop the young players. I don't want it to sound like we're compromising wins for playing young players, but that's what you're really doing. We're playing for next year. That's what you've got to do. We have to be good next year.
besides everyday excellent left played player playing second shown third valuable
With Castillo out, Freddy's shown he's more valuable as an everyday player than part-time. Besides playing well at second and short, he's played excellent third base. It's like having two shortstops on the left side.
appreciate help jerry job spring welcome
I feel very welcome here. Jerry called me right after I got the job and told me he wanted me here in the spring to help out, and I appreciate that. I feel like this is where I belong.
impressive
He had everything going. They were off balance. He cruised the whole way. It was a very impressive performance.
hid tips
We hid all the carts. And we steel-reinforced the tips of his shoes.
deep hit second took
When he hit that second one, I took a deep breath.
far fresh
As far as I'm concerned, there's a fresh slate.
freddy left might playing side win
I'll tell you: I like having two shortstops on the left side of the infield. What you don't get from him in power, he might make up for you with his defense. You can win with Freddy Sanchez playing third.
game hitting streak win
I know it's unfortunate, but that's the way things go. It's like when a guy's got a hitting streak and you need to win a game so you pinch-hit him and he doesn't get a hit. He'll have opportunities to have streaks again.
counts putt standing
He's faltering once in a while. I don't know why. Standing over a 3-foot putt when it counts is a lot different than airing out your driver.
careful decided early good guy late looked pitchers pitches three threw
He threw 74 pitches and hadn't pitched in a while, so we just decided to be careful with it. Not that I wanted to, because we need pitchers to go late in the game. I thought he was pretty good. He had more pitches early than he probably wanted, but he looked very good for a guy who hasn't pitched in three weeks.