Carlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia
Carlos Jesús García Guerrerois a former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Anaheim Angelsand San Diego Padres. He is a former Manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 October 1967
kid learned percent runner special spot time year
With him, it's all about the footwork. He's special that way. He's learned this year to know who the runner is and how much time he has. This kid is in the right spot at the right time 100 percent of the time.
base career hard learn played position third
It has been hard for him. He has played shortstop and third base most of his career and the only way to learn a new position is to play it a lot. He's still learning.
ball free latin learn patient players strike tough
He'll put the ball in play a lot and won't strike out much. He has to learn to be more patient and learn the strikezone better, but that's a tough thing for Latin players to do because they are such free swingers.
ball knowing picking speed trouble watching
I'm watching the ball in the gap, knowing that with Strong's speed he has no trouble getting to third. So I was waving. I did not know Jamal was not picking me up.
fifth hope sixth
I need that first big win. I'm always fifth or sixth but never first and I hope here I can do that,
exposure
I want them to have the exposure of different venues.
difficult mainly parents production spanish speak words
It translates but there are some words that don't. It was difficult but mainly we do the Spanish production because a lot of parents don't speak English.
education students
We all want comprehensive immigration reform, but the students also need a better education and a better curriculum.
base came head third
There's nothing I can do. He came to third base with his head down.
baseball good great kid nobody players seen tools
I've seen a lot of players over the years with great baseball tools and good instincts, ... But this kid is something special. He does things nobody else can do.
ball drill eliminate lets willing
This drill lets him eliminate everything else and concentrate on getting the ball into the glove. He's more than willing to put in the work.
few interested
A few more squads should be interested in me now,
good
After 10 years I know him pretty good and what he's going to do next,
bad bag left normal rookie umpire
That was a bad call. Even if he left the bag a little bit, it's a normal play here and he's a rookie umpire who called it different.