Sam Perlozzo
Sam Perlozzo
Samuel Benedict Perlozzois a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, most recently with the Baltimore Orioles...
finest men talked
When you talked about the Orioles, you talked about Elrod. Elrod Hendricks was one of the finest men I have ever met.
against beaten cut fastball few freeze half inner seemed strikes
We've beaten him a few times, but he's pitched pretty well against us a few times. He had that little cut fastball with two strikes on the inner half that seemed to freeze up our right-hand hitters. We couldn't get anything going offensively off him.
attacked pitch willing
He showed he can pitch a little bit. We're willing to give it a shot. He attacked hitters. He didn't show me he was afraid.
catch concern hope thumb
He shouldn't be rusty. I just hope he doesn't catch one off his thumb and aggravates it. The only real concern I have is that doesn't happen. Everything else, I'm comfortable with.
afraid
I have a lot to prove. I'm not afraid of that challenge.
ground knocked knows mask pointing
I was pointing to the ground and I knocked his mask out. That was unintentional and he knows it.
good help life
He said, 'I'm going to get some help and get my life straightened out.' I told him it wasn't going to be easy, and good luck.
believe due felt supposed time totally
I always felt in due time I would be rewarded. I totally believe this was the time it was supposed to be.
anxious approach good later maybe september talk unless until wants
He hasn't said anything to me. Until he mentions it, I won't even approach it. It does me no good to talk to him unless he really wants to do it. I don't think he's anxious right now to take a day off. Maybe later in September he will be.
sit status tight
Everything's status quo. We're just going to sit tight on that and see what happens.
good happy kid type
Let's just be comfortable and happy that we got a good one out of him. I don't want to put too much expectations on the kid -- but you know he has that type of ability.
appreciate darn mistake sitting thinking trying
I was sitting there thinking we keep making a mistake here and there. And that's because everyone is trying so darn hard. And I appreciate that.
deeper five game stuff
You can't keep going five innings. He's got better stuff to go deeper into the game than that.
best guy heck knows manager second somebody trust wants
There are two things. One, you know that you've got a guy that knows what the heck he's doing, and the second is that any manager wants somebody he can trust. If you can't trust your best friend, who can you?