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
baggy determine good looked step today whether
I thought Baggy looked better today than he has all spring. Each one little step is a good step but it's a process. It's not an event. Today is not going to determine whether he's good or bad.
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.
ball concerned couple last threw
I was a little concerned about him. I didn't think the last couple of batters he threw the ball like he had been throwing.
chris discuss figure might sit spring willing
I will sit down with him at spring training, and we'll discuss what we might need to do. I know Chris is willing to do anything we want him to do. We'll see what makes sense and figure out a way to get him some at-bats.
best catch fair games hard looking rest seeing shape taking
I was just looking at the rest of the games and seeing how to make it fair for them to be able to catch and be in shape and do the best they can do, too, while taking a good, hard look at Munson.
both ready time
I think they're really good. Probably right on track. So we've got time to get them both ready and we can do that.
remembered series win
If you can get into the World Series and win the World Series in Houston, you can be remembered forever.
against becomes matters
If you play well against the division, that makes matters a whole lot better, and that's why it becomes critical.
behind obviously time
It's time to start. Obviously we were a little behind with our bats, but it's OK.
bunch couple expect nor offensive pitching supposed surprise
It was supposed to be a pitching series. It wasn't that at all; it was very much an offensive series. You just don't know what to expect sometimes. So, it wouldn't surprise me if we see a bunch of 2-1, 3-2 ballgames. Nor would it surprise me to see a couple of eight- or nine-run games.
gesture nice
It was a very nice gesture on the club's part,
close games good hurt
It was a surprise. He's very good in close games about not getting hurt with the long ball.
matter
It's bad. No matter who you are playing, it's not very good.
ours though trait win year
It's been a trait of ours all year and we managed to win even though we hadn't done that,