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
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There was some conversation about maybe taking the rest of the year off and rehabbing his shoulder and getting it strong over the winter. It was Jeff that decided he wanted to do everything he could to get ready to go this year just in case something good happened.
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There was no doubt that he could give this kind of performance, but you didn't know where his leg was going to be ... He had been working OK, but he was masterful again today.
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There was no doubt that he can give this type of performance,
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There were a whole lot of things last year that made me nervous. Starting off last season, I did not think we had a good enough team to get to the playoffs, and the truth of the matter is the kids all stepped up and grew up in a hurry and we ended up playing great ball.
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This is tough. We got such great pitching from Rocket. We had opportunities but couldn't get them across the board. That's tough.
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You've got to try to jump on a pitch early, get something that gets a little bit of the plate. If they make a mistake, you've got to be going after it.
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You've got to tip your hat to David Eckstein. He plays the game as hard as you can play it. On the other side, you don't like him because he really gets in your hair, but you appreciate what he does.
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You saw what Qualls did today. He was fantastic. His stuff was very good. Our bullpen has been terrific all year.
bullpen saw stuff terrific
You saw what Qualls did today, ... He was fantastic. His stuff was very good. Our bullpen has been terrific all year.
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You're like, 'Am I supposed to feel this nervous and scared?' Then you talk to other guys and realize that everybody goes through that. The key is to talk about it and learn how to channel it.
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You're asking him to do a lot but if it's a possibility here and he could bring a lot of offense to the table then we're going to consider him. If he can get back to the big leagues I think he'll take it any way he can.
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This is going to end up being the greatest game ever played, ... The Greatest Game Ever Played.
jack price situations
This is going to be one of those situations where ... we're used to jack up the price again.
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This is not the best situation, but it's the one we're in. We'll bounce back. We'll make a series out of this.