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
certainly meant middle minimize
What he's meant to us and what he does in the middle of games, you certainly can't minimize that.
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,
guys
We've got a lot of very enthusiastic guys that are here already.
confidence mean
It doesn't mean I don't have any confidence in Shawn, because I do.
certainly change excited lift playoff whether
Whether he plays, pinch-hits, whatever, he's certainly going to be a force. Emotionally, it can be a big lift for them. . . . I don't know if it will change (the playoff race) or not, but I know they're excited about getting him back.
kept
He's a four-pitch pitcher. He mixes it up well, and he kept us off-balance.
certainly lift whether
Certainly he's a force. Whether or not he's in the lineup, he'll make you think about what you're going to do. ... I think emotionally it could be a big lift for them.
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.