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
couple noticed savvy sign tonight
I noticed a couple times tonight where he positioned himself. That's the sign of a very savvy player.
champion true
He showed what a true champion he was today.
division fifth game innings last ready roger saw series somewhere surprise taken
Roger is fine. He's fine. He's ready and able to go. . . . You saw him in the last game in the Division Series and he had his spikes on somewhere in the fifth inning. And if it had taken 10 innings or 20, he would have pitched 10 or 20. That wouldn't surprise me at all.
help personal
I really like personal achievements. I will do anything I can to try to help him.
dead fastball
He's hot. We all know he's a dead fastball hitter.
improved last pitching
Their pitching is much improved over last year,
bench best extra guys help sharp step
Extra guys have to be sharp, too. Biggio's our best player, and that's why he's out there. But you still have to have your bench guys sharp enough to help you when you need them to step up and come up with a hit.
bruise guess half knee next ok percent somewhat sort
I guess I could say the bruise is sort of diffused somewhat so he doesn't have a half sized watermelon on his knee now. I feel 100 percent that he will be OK to make his next start.
bruise calf inner knee next ok size spread
The bruise is diffused somewhat, so he doesn't have a big (welt) the size of a watermelon on his knee now. It's spread up his calf and inner thigh a little bit. He's sore, but he's just fine. I feel 100% that he will be OK to make his next start.
brad catch maybe wear
I wanted to get him in, but I would like to have him maybe catch one guy, and that way when we get into these long stretches I won't wear Brad (Ausmus ) out.
wants
If he wants to do that, I think he could.
excited
He would have been excited. He would have been excited for Biggio, for Bagwell, for me, for all of us.
bunch hits question somebody
That was a big blow. No question that when you're not bunching a bunch of hits together, then you need somebody to come through for you big.
bunch hits question somebody
That was a big blow, ... No question that when you're not bunching a bunch of hits together, then you need somebody to come through for you big.