Chris Widger
Chris Widger
Christopher Jon Widgeris a former Major League Baseballcatcher. He played in MLB from 1995-2006 with the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He is the current manager of the Camden Riversharks...
battles coming gets guy hoping matter pitch seeing spots throwing tough
I think he battles out of tough spots now and it's not a matter of him throwing a pitch and hoping he gets the guy out. I think now you're seeing the real Jose Contreras coming out.
change excited few five gets pitchers spoke strung together
There were 26 the other day when he spoke to pitchers and catchers. He spoke for five minutes. He was doing well, and then he strung together a few at the end. He gets excited and animated. He's not going to change because that's what makes him who he is.
held knew surprising
I think he was 100% correct. We all knew that. It wasn't a surprise. It's probably surprising he held it in that long.
opportunity wait
I thought it was better to at least play some Triple-A and wait for an opportunity than to not play at all.
kenny says voice whatever
What we have here is a checks-and-balances system. Ozzie says whatever he wants. And Kenny is the voice of reason.
eight including pick played seven three
Yeah, I've played for seven or eight years. I'm in two or three leagues, including one here and with friends at home. We pick lineups each week, and ...
credit good guess instead negative people smart talking
I don't think people give him enough credit for being as smart as he is, ... Now we're talking about that instead of something negative about the team, so I guess that's a good thing.
carried
For us to play as well as we did, that was like the 're-turning point' in our year. We got back to being ourselves, and it's carried into the playoffs.
start
I can live with that start 35 times a year.
ball barrel hit ninety
Ninety nine times out of 100, there's no way I even put that ball in play. Somehow, it hit the barrel of my bat. I don't know why I hit it, or how it happened.
noticeable
Oh, yeah, it's been noticeable for a while now,
baseball enjoyed forget playing time winning
Forget winning the World Series. I enjoyed playing baseball for the first time in a long time.
freaky happen
It's one of those freaky things that happen. It'll probably never happen again.
bats hot playing ran red swinging team
It's disappointing to not get this one in. We ran into a red hot team that's swinging the bats well and they're playing well at home.