Bruce Bochy
Bruce Bochy
Bruce Douglas Bochyis the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to joining the Giants for the 2007 season, Bochy was the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons. He has led the Giants to three World Series Championships, and also led the Padres to one World Series appearance during his tenure in San Diego...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 April 1955
CityBussac-Foret, France
accustomed outfield playing
I want them to get accustomed to playing together. I like the way the outfield looks. They are working well together.
bullpen changes definitely mix thrown throws
Sweeney has thrown well all spring. He throws strikes, he changes speeds, and he has an idea how to pitch. He most definitely is in the mix for one of the bullpen jobs.
fastball looked
It looked like he didn't get it where he wanted it, ... It was a fastball or cutter out over the plate.
care win
It's in our hands. We like to win ballgames. That's what we need to do - take care of business.
anytime core players spark
Anytime you get one of your core players back, it's a spark to your team.
crashing door front last slide
The last thing we want to do is slide through the back door -- we'd like to come crashing through the front door,
break good guys playing trip turned
It turned out to be a good trip for us. We're playing better. It's good to see some guys break out with the bats.
good needed
It was good to see him out there. He needed a little work, too.
hit missing perfect
They were perfect in their execution. We had our chances, and we were just missing a big hit today.
balls batting bullpen gives practice sure track
We just wanted to make sure we get our bullpen back in order. It gives him (Cameron) a day to track down balls and take batting practice and he's going to go tomorrow.
approach granted greatest hitters hopefully mean past pitches quality swinging treat
We're going to approach him the way we always have and just take for granted that he's going to be swinging the way he usually swings. I mean this guy's one of the greatest hitters of all time, so we're not going to treat him any differently. We'll try to approach him the same way we have in the past and that's to make quality pitches and hopefully not make a mistake.
approach greatest hitters pitches playing quality
We're going to approach him like we always have, as if he's been playing all season. This guy's one of the greatest hitters of all time. You want to make quality pitches and not make mistakes.
approach batting playing problem watching
We're going to approach him like he's been playing all year. Watching batting practice, it doesn't look like he's had any problem getting ready.
ball great opportunity starter
We had a great opportunity there, and (Cardinals starter Mark) Mulder, he got out of it, ... We're just not cashing in at this point. The double-play ball killed us.