Bob Melvin
Bob Melvin
Robert Paul Melvinis an American professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager. He is currently the manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 October 1961
CityPalo Alto, CA
guys
We've got a lot of very enthusiastic guys that are here already.
certainly experience gain guys handle looking talking watching
We wouldn't have him here if we didn't think he could handle it. Just talking to him and looking at him, he certainly doesn't look like an 18-year-old. He can gain a lot of experience just talking with these guys and watching how they play the game.
guy money pay power relate year
It's not something I can relate to. He's a power guy who does those things. You look at the end of the year and he's going to be 35-plus and right around 100 (RBIs) and that's the kind of guy you go out and get and pay that kind of money to.
certainly guys intangible kid tough
It's tough to put a kid in that role. He certainly has that going for him. He can be one of those guys that does all those intangible things.
days difficult guys time win
We're kind of in that difficult line, where you still feel like you're in it. You still go out there and try to win every game, yet you have to look periodically at these other guys. It's not a real comfortable place to be, yet that's where we are and guys are going to get some days off from time to time.
far games guys position precarious trying understand
They understand we're in a precarious position right now as far as trying to get some other guys in some games and get a look at them yet still go out there and try to be as competitive as you can,
battle fight fighting given gotten guy opportunity position situation spring talented trying
He's going to battle just like he has every year. Nothing's been given to him ever. This organization has always been in a position where we're trying to win. He's never had the opportunity to play every day and he's had to fight for everything's he's gotten and this spring it's going to be the same way. He's going to be fighting for his at-bats and to make a team. He's a very talented guy and usually you don't have a guy that talented in a situation like that.
best confidence guys seems
He just seems like a different guy. You can see that he's got a lot more confidence in himself. . . . We're going to take the best arms, the best guys we see fit.
refuse
I've never said anything disparaging about Wally Backman and I refuse to do so now.
career surprise year
It wouldn't surprise me if he had a career year this year.
curve good reasonably threw
(Dustin) threw reasonably well, but his curve wasn't as good as it could be at times.
attitude ball both good randy seems seen thrown today
Randy seems to have come in here with a different attitude this year. He's thrown the ball well both times he's been out there and today was as good as I've seen him throw.
brought everybody patient talked
Everybody talked about, when we brought Russ in here, he will get out of his own jams but you have to be patient with him and he did today,
confidence mean
It doesn't mean I don't have any confidence in Shawn, because I do.