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
family number
Twenty-five has been a number that has been important to me my whole life. It's important to me because my family is important to me.
believe best played team
I like our team. I believe it's the best team I've ever played for.
coming hard throwing
Not necessarily, because he's throwing hard enough where he's coming in on guys. For awhile, when he wasn't throwing as hard, you can always think away, away, but he's got enough to keep you honest.
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The cost savings are huge, and the advertising's better.
couple few games hope
I hope there will be a couple more, too, ... There have been a few big games this month.
affect gone health healthy percent ready start team
If my health was an issue, I would've gone in and told them. I wouldn't want to affect the team that way, so I'm 100 percent healthy and ready to start the season.
confident
I need to get at-bats and get myself ready. I'm confident about it.
bad ball trying
I'm not trying to make something happen, ... When the ball was hit, I thought I could make it for sure. Because I didn't make it, it's a bad play. From the way it was, where it was hit, I really thought I could make it.
felt focus good ready work
It was a good start, everything felt great. I was comfortable going in. My focus now is getting ready. I have a lot of work to do to get ready for the season.
forward last looking spring training
It's important to have a whole spring. I always thought spring training was too long. The last two years it was too short. I'm looking forward to going out and playing.
best carry good guys hitters matter takes three win
It's important for the whole lineup to hit. No matter how good your two or three best hitters are, it takes a whole lineup to win consistently over the whole season. It's never one or two guys that carry you.
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Credit cards are good value for money. They offer safety and security. If you lose a card, you get a new one. They are convenient to use.
gets
Espcially when he gets ahead, he doesn't make too many mistakes.
good
We wanted to do better than .500. We're still in good position.