David Bell
David Bell
Infielder who played for seven MLB teams from 1995 to 2006, and began managing at the MLB level as a third base coach for the Chicago Cubs in 2013.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 September 1972
CityCincinnati, OH
believe game games hard people remember
People don't really want to believe this, but it's baseball. You get used to it. You play 162 games. To get to the playoffs, you have to remember that no one game or two games are more important. It's hard to understand, but that's baseball.
attention game pay wrapped
Sometimes it?s better not to pay attention to the average. Of course, the game is all about getting hits, but you have to know yourself and not get too wrapped up in the numbers.
force games good leg momentum ready time tried
It doesn't count, but at the same time it does feel good to have some momentum going into the season. I feel ready to go. My leg is healthy, I just really haven't tried to force it yet because the games don't count.
forced games healthy leg ready
My leg is healthy and ready to go but I just haven't forced it because these games don't count. I know it's healthy.
fun games innings matter nine pitch time year
That's why these games are fun, because every pitch matters. It's always like that, but this time of year is especially fun. That's why it's important to play nine innings right from the beginning. It doesn't matter how you win.
baseball best game good hitter natural player
He was pretty much the best hitter in the game -- probably the best all-around player in the game. He was as good a player at 17 as he was in Seattle. He's just a natural baseball player.
defense games win
I just reacted, ... Defense is something you can win games with.
beautiful game gets scary vertical
He's scary good. He's got a beautiful game for a big man. Once he gets his vertical up, he'll be unstoppable.
game
If I make that play, the game is over.
couple few games hope
I hope there will be a couple more, too, ... There have been a few big games this month.
addition appreciate design good loss message open places sent
It would be very unfortunate if this and the loss of the Gehry addition sent the message that we're not open to contemporary design. A little controversy in design can be a good thing. The places we appreciate now often were controversial when they were designed.
biologists capable compete exotic giant maryland native predators range species surviving top worried
The snakehead is an exotic species capable of surviving and reproducing in Kentucky, ... They are top predators in their native range and we are worried about them. They are reproducing in Maryland and their biologists are tremendously concerned. They compete with native species and that is a giant negative.
gets
Espcially when he gets ahead, he doesn't make too many mistakes.
confident swing work
I've been able to work on things I wanted to offensively. You know when your swing is right. I feel very confident about it.