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
career likely players team
He is the most likely of all the young players on the team to become a team leader. Other players will want to look to him as his career progresses.
ability ball double ground knows man pitch trouble
He has the ability to get out of trouble because he knows when to make a big pitch to get a ground ball for a double play or get that big strikeout with a man on third. That's why he's 20-4.
hit jeff last next year
He'll hit this year and then he'll be back next year going for 500 (home runs). This isn't the last of Jeff Bagwell.
became concerned game himself honest second took
When he took himself out of the second game (Tuesday) I became a little concerned about him. He'll make that decision, and he'll be honest with himself and the organization.
ending might
That might have been more relief. It was an outstanding ending to a very hard-fought game.
guy jumping
I probably was the only guy not jumping around in the dugout.
fighting game worried
It was just a much more important game for us than them, ... I don't think they are worried about making the playoffs. We're fighting for our lives.
albert bases facing worry
Not only to get the strikeout and get out of the inning, but you don't have to worry about facing Albert with the bases loaded.
andy battling game himself point talking trust
After talking to him, I think he was battling himself a little bit, ... But trust me, I'll take Andy at any time, at any point with any game on the line.
baseball city face
He's the face of baseball in the city of Houston.
fix flaw game knows offensive remarkable won
He's remarkable because we're in an offensive era. He's not just consistent. He should have won every game he's pitched. And he knows his mechanics. If he has a flaw mid-game, he can fix it.
expect
I don't know if you can expect that every night.
certainly despite fact mound onto roger secondary surprise wants
Certainly the game, despite the fact of the wild-card race, is secondary for Roger and his family, but it doesn't surprise me that he wants to go out onto the mound and pitch.
changed finger gone last run tangible type velocity wins
If he had any type of run support, he'd have 20 wins easily. He's been that impressive. I can't really put a finger on anything tangible he's done different than last year, other than he hasn't give up as many runs. ... He hasn't changed his approach, he hasn't changed his stuff. His velocity hasn't gone up.