David Newhan
David Newhan
David Matthew Newhanis a former Major League Baseballplayer. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After serving three seasons as the hitting coach for the Lake Elsinore Storm, he was named by the Oakland Athletics as its manager for the Vermont Lake Monsters for 2014. He is currently the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers...
believe chance except hit year
I still believe I can play every day. That's the one thing I've proven: When I get a chance to play every day I can hit .300. But I haven't had that chance, except for the one year I did get to play in 95 out of 100 games.
anyone hear rolling runners stop threw
The runners were going, and I got up and didn't hear anything from anyone else, so I threw it. I thought I had a play over there, at the very least someone going over there to stop it from rolling in the dugout.
happens obviously
Obviously it's a disappointment. It's just one of those things that happens in sports.
clean creating environment glad guys testing trying
It's unfortunate, but we're trying to clean up the game. I'm glad the steroid testing is working. It's creating a better environment for guys that aren't cheating.
eight pins roll six weeks
It's one of those things. I'll roll with it. ... They'll put the pins in and (in) six to eight weeks I should be back playing.
clubhouse definitely excited given likes remain
The whole clubhouse likes him. He communicates well and really got us to remain focused. He definitely got as much as he could out of the guys, given everything he inherited. I'm excited for him and the team.
hear imagine sure
I think it's going to be ugly. It's going to be bad. I can only imagine what they're going to be saying. I'm sure he's going to hear it all.
supportive
He's a teammate. You're supportive of your teammates.
bed fine lie point positive says somebody tainted taken
He made his own bed and now he has to lie in it. If he says he had tainted supplements, that's fine for him to claim. But at some point somebody has to come up positive and not have taken supplements.
hung knew running saw time
I just went to tag. I usually go halfway. I saw him hung over the railing for a while and I had time to get to third. When I saw him running in I knew what happened.