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
balls good hit league major needs playing
We thought it would be good for him to get some playing time. He hit some balls hard, that were right at guys, but he's a little rusty. He's a Major League player. I like his swing. His legs, his health, he's doing much better there. He just needs some at-bats.
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.
figuring guy hard hit looked mixed pitches sure time
We had a hard time figuring Hernandez out. He sure looked like the same guy as in '98. He mixed his pitches up and hit spots.
experience hit hitting hole mike order top
Mike has hit in the 5-6 hole a lot in his career. He also has experience at the top of the order, so we have some flexibility. For now, though, I want Mike hitting down in the order a little.
guy hit last locked obviously
Obviously he's not locked in at the plate. He's a guy that's come through many times for us. (Third base) is the last place you want to hit that ball.
against balls coming gets hard hit tough
Lowe was tough on us today. He is coming off some well-pitched games, and we didn't hit that many balls hard early. A sinkerballer gets groundballs, and that's what he has been able to do against us.
devastated division everybody hard hit injuries loses sight since struggled team
I think it's been a while since there's been a division that's struggled as much as us, or has been devastated by injuries as much as we have. I think sometimes everybody loses sight of how hard every team has been hit by injuries.
catching cleared close hitting ready says week
He's been hitting for close to a week now and catching bullpens, and he's been cleared to go by our physicians. So he's in there. He says he's ready to go.
base bigger hit hoping piece quite tie
Greeney, it doesn't get any bigger than that. You're just hoping to put one in play and get a base hit there to tie it. That's quite a piece of hitting.
charge hitting piece quite
(Greene) put a charge in it. That's quite a piece of hitting on an 0-2 pitch.
discipline guy hitting nice productive swing
I wouldn't put him in the five-hole if I didn't think he was (capable). I think he's got discipline. He's got a nice swing and I think he could be a very productive guy in our lineup hitting in the 5-6-7 hole.
excellent final hard hit spring until
We're getting hit pretty hard right now, especially with the way spring was going. We were in excellent shape, right until the final days.
accomplish hit men
We're getting hit pretty bad. We always say it's going to take 25 men to accomplish what we want, and we're getting called on already.