Rob Mackowiak
Rob Mackowiak
Robert William Mackowiakis an American former professional baseball player. He bats left-handed, throws right-handed. During his Major League Baseball career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals...
aware half next team thinking
We're aware of that. There's a lot of uncertainty here going into next year. Half the team doesn't know if it has a job. Same for all of the coaches. We want to do well for everybody, and that's how we're thinking about it. If that happens, we all make out in the end.
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He threw a lot of strikes, which is the main thing as a young kid. Make sure you pound the zone and get ahead of the hitters.
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I've probably played over the last three, four years about 30 to 40 games per season. Day to day it's different, it's unpredictable in the field.
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Winning does that for a team. It was a long time, and as a fan, I looked forward to the day that the White Sox would win the World Series. So I can imagine for all the other people that it was a dream come true for them to win.
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We've all failed in different ways and, now, it's up to us. Obviously, the organization is looking to move into a better direction, so this should be a sign. We need to improve. All Mac could do was prepare us. He couldn't play for us. I wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody, but you can't fire all of us.
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We opened in New York in 2002. So that was an emotional time especially after what happened in 2001. This was extra special -- you're home in front of your family.