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
bounce expected forget great people woody year
People forget that Woody pitched well down the stretch. We expected him to bounce back this year. He's in great shape. This will be a better year for him.
kept nice year
That's the way it's been all year with us. It's what's kept us from getting on a nice roll.
build continue fill guys holes next trying winning year
You have to fill some holes each year. Next year will be a different club, too. Ideally, you want to have guys come up through your system, but in the meantime, you want to continue to have winning seasons. What we're trying to do is build some consistency.
adam bat expect guy hope last limit played speed throwing year
I expect to see the same guy I did last year. I hope they'll limit him to 30 or 40 games. That first at-bat off Adam Eaton last year was very impressive. The guy hadn't played all year and Eaton was throwing 93-94 and he doubled off the wall. That bat speed is always there.
last match starts tough year
It's going to be tough to match the year he had last year. But if he makes all his starts ...
bounce close experience goes guys hand looking playing previous productive swagger year
Swagger goes hand in hand with playing well. We have a lot of experience here. We're not looking for these guys to bounce back and have MVP years, but to be productive and have a year close to the previous year.
board control help natural time wins year
But wins this time of year are important. We don't have to look at the scoreboard. You can't help yourself because the board is so big, and it's a natural thing to look, but we control our future.
certainly finish good played pride stigma year
It's not an all-important thing to us, but there is some pride involved. We certainly didn't want to finish this year going into the postseason under .500 and have that stigma on us. More importantly, we played good baseball.
certainly finish good played pride stigma year
It's not an all-important thing to us, but there is some pride involved, ... We certainly didn't want to finish this year going into the postseason under .500 and have that stigma on us. More importantly, we played good baseball.
behind hit last likes year
He's responded very well. He likes the No. 2 hole. He hit there a lot last year and he can use the whole field, hit behind the runner, hit and run, use his speed.
ball granted took
took for granted that the ball went out and he tossed it into the stands. He thought it was out. That's why he did what he did.
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.