Brad Ausmus
Brad Ausmus
Bradley David "Brad" Ausmusis a former catcher in Major League Baseball, and the current manager of the Detroit Tigers. He has also previously managed the Israel national baseball team...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 April 1969
CityNew Haven, CT
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We've got to deal with it. We certainly can't sit around and bury our faces in our hands. We were two runs down with seven innings to go. That certainly wasn't insurmountable.
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There also has to be some luck involved when you have a record like that against some team.
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He tried to act like he was happy for us and smiled, but you could tell it was eating him up inside, ... He came here with Roger hoping for the promise of the postseason and the World Series. But after he had that surgery, his season ended.
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He was the one guy that anyone could and would come to if they had a question. And also the one guy that if he said something in front of a group everyone would listen. I think he'll be around a little bit. I don't think he's going to be a ghost.
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He's certainly one of the best pitchers in the game,
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We need these guys to contribute offensively in order for us to win because we don't have the offensive lineup that we had a year ago.
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There are some nuances to hitting in the eight hole. It's nothing that thousands of players haven't done throughout the course of baseball history. Sometimes you don't get much to hit, but there are other times when they come right at you. I've hit there enough that I usually know the situation, but sometimes it surprises you.
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There's absolutely no excuse for throwing a piece of equipment on an umpire or any player. You can argue your point and at times may accidentally bump an umpire, but to consciously throw a piece of equipment at someone is unforgivable.
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I would love to say that I have an eighth-inning guy, a seventh-inning guy, a left-handed guy, a long guy.
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Performances will determine who actually ends up being the eighth-inning guy.
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Our bullpen is definitely deeper (than last year). Guys like Chad Qualls and Dan Wheeler were kind of feeling out what roles they would have, but they established early in the season that they would be legitimate late-inning guys.
bullpen chad dan deeper definitely early feeling guys last legitimate roles season
Our bullpen is definitely deeper (than last year), ... Guys like Chad Qualls and Dan Wheeler were kind of feeling out what roles they would have, but they established early in the season that they would be legitimate late-inning guys.
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I think you learn to understand although you may be down, you're not out.
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I think it's ridiculous, ... that Major League Baseball would stick its nose into this business all of sudden, when we're down 0-2 in the World Series, having never mentioned it for 81 regular-season games or five postseason games.