Phil Garner
Phil Garner
Philip Mason Garneris an American former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. He was manager of the Astros from July 14, 2004 to August 27, 2007, leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 April 1949
CityJefferson City, TN
bruise calf feels guess hole inner knee size sort spread
He feels a little sore, but he's better ... He's going to be fine. I guess I could say the bruise is sort of diffused somewhat, so he doesn't have a big hole the size of a watermelon on his knee right now. But it's spread up the calf and inner thigh a little bit.
ballgame chance couple crossed drive hitters squeeze win
The thought of a squeeze crossed my mind, but you think he's one our better hitters and you want him to have a chance to win the ballgame and drive in a couple of runs.
drove four noticed three walked
I noticed they walked him four times on Sunday. But I also noticed that (Jim) Edmonds drove in three runs.
above drive effect four front gives guys hitting middle pitches produces sneak somebody though
He could have an effect on the guys above him, because if he can (hit 25 homers and drive in 90), then those other guys hitting in front of him would have to get pitches to hit, and they could have some more numbers, too. If he produces like we think he can, it gives you four guys in the middle of the lineup, and you can't sneak though it. Somebody is going to get you.
absolutely blows goes months six start
He's absolutely fantastic, and he'll be fine. If he goes six months and blows 40% of his saves, I'd start to get worried.
ability drive drives expecting hits home hope pop runs
He should give us some pop in the lineup and the ability to drive in some runs. We hope he drives in 100 runs and hits 30 home runs. That's what we're expecting from him.
along couple course easy games hill job nice plays shown terrific
I think Willy has shown us that he can play in these big games all along the course of the season. He's come up big for us, and he's made a couple of really nice plays in the hill out there, but that was not an easy play (to end the eighth) and he did a terrific job on that.
ready
It is still day-to-day, but I thought he was going to be ready Friday, so I better not predict.
anchors solid
He's solid with the glove. He anchors the infield.
pitch
I just thought he was a pitch away from getting out of it.
explain run start wants
That's pretty good. He can start another five-year run if he wants to. That's pretty incredible. I don't know how to explain that.
careful far hit straight third throw tricky wall
You don't want to make the first out (at third base), and that's the tricky part about our ballpark. When the ball's hit well off that left-field wall and if it comes straight down, you have to be careful because it's not that far of a throw to third.
air certainly hurt last
He certainly didn't hurt his chances. His last two outings, he showed an air of confidence.
left proverbial slightly
Roger's left hamstring is slightly strained. He's the proverbial day-to-day. We'll have to see how he is as we go along,