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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They have beaten us up pretty badly this year. They have really thumped us pretty good. Just as a matter of pride, we would not want to see them celebrate here again. We'd like to change that.
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Guys usually have a very difficult time crossing the diamond in the infield. But he's extremely quick, as quick as anybody I've ever seen at turning a double play. That's unusual for a guy to have such a strong arm, who can throw the ball across the diamond and then move to second and immediately be able to change his arm angle.
change gorilla question talk wants worried
No question it's like the 600-pound gorilla in the room. No one wants to talk about it. ... I'll be worried if it's still this way after two months. I'll be worried after one month, but we're not going to change anything. We've got established players. We'll be all right.
badly beaten celebrate change matter
They have beaten us up pretty badly this year, ... They have really thumped us pretty good. Just as a matter of pride, we would not want to see them celebrate here again. We'd like to change that.
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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.
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I don't think he's much changed from last year. He's a very confident player. I just think he's more determined now because he wants more playing time.
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Pick 'em out of a hat. We just need somebody. Nothing scientific in the formula.
stuck top
No, ... He snow-coned it. Stuck to the top of his glove.
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The guy throws 95 pitches and pitches a complete ballgame, so we didn't put too many balls in play.
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If you can get into the World Series and win the World Series in Houston, you can be remembered forever.
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I just think it would be electric for the city. People are just so wound up.
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He's puffed up pretty good. I think he'll be able to play on Friday. We're fortunate to have the off-day tomorrow. That works well.
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It's just something that's been a trait of ours all year, but we managed to win. It's like some of our typical games and somehow we managed to get through it. We didn't eke one out this time and that's unfortunate because we had been doing a pretty good job of coming up with runs somehow.
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I think it was a factor for Andy. It started to swell up, ... Unbelievable.