Adam Everett
Adam Everett
Jeffery Adam Everett, is a former American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played college baseball for both the NC State Wolfpack and South Carolina Gamecocks. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft and established himself for his defensive prowess as the starting shortstop for the Houston Astros in 2003. Everett continued his involvement in baseball as a roving infield instructor for the Houston Astros minor league system, and was named bench...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth5 February 1977
baseball best good protecting
When you've got one of the best closers in all of baseball protecting a three-run lead, you feel pretty good about things,
game goes hit home love run seen
You'd love to have seen him hit a home run right there, or get a big hit. But that's the way the game goes sometimes.
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They had the opportunity to close it in the division series, they had the chance in the championship series, they didn't say anything then, ... It surprises me they're saying something now.
carries definitely energy hang time type year
That type of energy carries us, ... This is the time of year when you have to let it all hang out and he definitely does. We wouldn't be where we (are) without him.
baseball biggest changes gotten life realize
You realize that baseball isn't your life any more. It's part of it, it's not your life. That's one of the biggest changes I've gotten from it.
baseball definitely job leave life tough
There's a lot more important things in life than baseball and she's definitely it, ... It's tough to leave her. But it's the job I have. Sometimes it's tough. Sometimes you have to be away from home.
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Actually, I think the biggest at-bat of that whole inning was Quintero's. He got the single up the middle, and we went first-to-third there. Now, we got first and third and nobody out. We got pressure on them. That was a big spot in the game to come up with that hit up the middle with two strikes.
biggest game hit middle nobody pressure single spot third
Actually, I think the biggest at-bat of that whole inning was Quintero's, ... He got the single up the middle, and we went first-to-third there. Now, we got first and third and nobody out. We got pressure on them. That was a big spot in the game to come up with that hit up the middle with two strikes.
pitch threw throwing
He was throwing every pitch for a strike, and he threw it at the right spot.
doubt last might struggles votes
He went through many struggles last year. There no doubt he's the MVP of this team. He might get some votes for MVP of the league. He's been huge.
asked came mind
The first thing they asked me was, 'Where are we?' ... The first thing that came to my mind was Florida, but that's who we were playing.
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The guy won 21 games for a reason. He was pretty good, he had a good sinker, fastball and curveball and he threw them all for strikes and I think that was the key. We got down five runs, but we didn't give up. We never give up, and that's something this team has done all year.
fastball five games good guy strikes team threw won
The guy won 21 games for a reason, ... He was pretty good, he had a good sinker, fastball and curveball and he threw them all for strikes and I think that was the key. We got down five runs, but we didn't give up. We never give up, and that's something this team has done all year.
baseball close home league major
This is our home field. If we want to close it, we should be able to close it. That being said, they are Major League Baseball and they have their rule.