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
heads hook
We let them off the hook and let them keep their heads in the game,
base hits
We haven't come up with a lot of base hits like that, that I can recall.
good guys hits win worst
We need them in the worst way, and we need to win them in a pretty good fashion, too. These guys have come in here. They've come up with the big hits when they need them. They look like they're comfortable, and we need to put something in their heads, make them think about us a little bit.
electric everybody good location tonight
Well, as everybody can see, he's got an electric fastball. He's got a good slider. He has a very good curveball, and his location tonight was excellent.
electric everybody good location tonight
Well, as everybody can see, he's got an electric fastball, ... He's got a good slider. He has a very good curveball, and his location tonight was excellent.
couple last louis played seem
That's unbelievable. That's what St. Louis has done so well the last couple of years. They seem to have played real well in our division.
calling pennant players rookie
I wasn't a rookie in pennant races, but I was a rookie calling the shots. The players made me look good.
bat bit chris good hot move playoff swinging
Well, I think Chris is swinging the bat pretty good right now and he has through these playoff games, ... Going with a little bit of a hot hand. This is only a move to do today. I haven't even thought about tomorrow.
aggressive ahead stay talked
We have talked about it and told him to stay aggressive with the pitches, stay ahead in the count. If he can do that, he'll win, but he can't live on the edge.
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.
couple noticed savvy sign tonight
I noticed a couple times tonight where he positioned himself. That's the sign of a very savvy player.
pitch
I just thought he was a pitch away from getting out of it.
electric people wound
I just think it would be electric for the city. People are just so wound up.
changed early gave hit homer mike momentum roy saw
I really think the homer changed Roy. We had the momentum early and gave it back. But when Mike hit the homer, you saw a different Roy. He was aggressive. He got to be the Roy of old.