Scott Hatteberg
Scott Hatteberg
Scott Allen Hattebergis a former American Major League Baseballfirst baseman and catcher. During his MLB career, spanning from 1995 through 2008, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Before turning professional, Hatteberg attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 December 1969
built buy certain credit fill general guys managers teams
You really have to look at the development part of the organization. A lot of teams just go out and buy players, and this team is built from within. You have got to give general managers credit for getting certain guys to fill holes, and then you are able to compete.
places played stretch toughest
This is probably the toughest seven-day stretch of our year, in two places we haven't played real well. So we really need to buckle down and play as well as we can.
places played
Those are two places we haven't played well, ... so we're really going to have to buckle down.
collective guy replace shoes thrilled
Those are shoes that one guy can't fill, and I know it's not me. I'm thrilled to be over where he played. You can't replace him - it'll be a collective effort.
however jerry mix wherever
I'll try to mix in wherever I can. That's going to be up to Jerry and the guys. I'll be ready, however they want me.
final four hoped legitimate rookie year
I know it (this final week) is not going as we'd hoped ... but it's been pretty miraculous. We've got four Rookie of the Year candidates, legitimate ones. That's just shocking.
places played stretch toughest
If you were to look at our schedule, this is the toughest seven-day stretch of our year, ... They are two places we have not played well. We really have to buckle down and play well.
deal hard manager pain ups
He's a pretty even-keeled guy. That helps, especially this year. It's hard enough when you are going through all the ups and downs. If you have to deal with that and a manager who's up and down, that's more of a pain than you need.
faced good help opened pitcher playing quality
It's opened some things up for my playing time, personally. And I think getting (Bronson) Arroyo here - I've faced him a lot and he's a quality pitcher who will help out a lot. It's a good thing.
darn good win
It's a good win today, not a must-win but pretty darn important. The little things are something we've really got to do consistently.
area fairy
It's fairy tale-like, the way things are going. We're in an area that's uncharted.
bounce bunch good hall hearing record
It was good to see us bounce back, ... You look at them, a bunch of Hall of Famers and All-Stars, and they're phenomenal. We've been hearing about that all year, but you get into September, and we've got the same record as them.
credit
You've got to give him a lot of credit,
along came lesser nervous taking thrilled
I was a little - I wouldn't say nervous - but kind of disappointed that the opportunities I thought I was going to have weren't there. I was considering taking lesser jobs, and this came along and I can't tell you how thrilled I was.