Buddy Bell
Buddy Bell
David Gus "Buddy" Bellis an American former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseballcurrently serving as vice president and assistant general manager for the Chicago White Sox. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers, and the Cincinnati Reds, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each. He was a five-time MLB All-Star and won six consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards from 1979–84. He is...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 August 1951
changes chemistry course developed good spring
I think we're all very optimistic. Because of the changes we made over the winter, because of the chemistry we developed through the course of spring training, I think we all feel pretty good about where we're at right now.
chance gets gives great innings
I thought Scotty battled pretty well today. I don't think he had his great stuff, but he kind of does what he always does -- he gets through innings and gives us a chance to win.
attention command deal dealing delivery far lack pay pitchers rangers repeat week
I think all their command was off, which is pretty typical. We're going to have to deal with lack of command for a while, as most of the Rangers pitchers were dealing with it, too. I don't pay much attention to it. Having them to be able to repeat their delivery is going to take some time. As far as results, I don't pay a whole lot of attention the first week to 10 days.
brown catch surprise
That was a rocket. It didn't surprise me that Brown didn't catch that one.
field guys
That was very instinctive. I don't know if there are many guys on the field who could have done that.
couple start woody
That was to cinch Woody up for a start in a couple of days.
almost games impossible
That was one of those games when we didn't do anything right. We can't play like that. It would be almost impossible to play like that again.
game
That was just a game where everything went right for us.
bit concerned deeper ready sure
I'm still a bit concerned about his stamina, his durability and getting deeper into the game. We've got to make sure when he pitches, he's ready to give us some innings. We need to get him starts. How we do that, I'm not sure.
delays help rain
I think the two rain delays didn't help matters.
ball call elementary mike perspective stayed time umpire
My perspective on that was I don't think the call was made correctly. My perspective was if it's a catch, the ball would have stayed in his glove. It's pretty elementary for me. He (plate umpire Mike Winters) called me nuts. It's not the first time I've been called that.
ball pitchers starters throw
I think it should be a lot better. It is going to need to be better because we're going to have some pitchers who are going to be able to throw strikes. Our starters will put the ball in play. It has got to be better.
battle home messed run score struggling uphill
I thought we were going to get out of the first with just one run. Payton's home run was big. That really messed up the day for us. Then when we're down 7-0 that's really an uphill battle for us. We're struggling to score one or two runs.
bat chip continued regardless swinging
I thought Chip continued to play well, regardless of where he's at in the outfield, and he's swinging the bat good.