Eric Chavez
Eric Chavez
Eric Cesar Chavezis a Mexican American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Chavez is a special assistant with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 December 1977
CityLos Angeles, CA
against guys hitting mediocre pressure team throw
I've said it before. This team is going to go how the hitting goes. It's too much pressure for these guys to throw shutouts every game. We need to be consistent, especially against a mediocre pitcher.
fastball game hard pitch pitcher pitches strike successful throw zone
As hard as he throws, I think he's got to throw his fastball in the strike zone more. Then he can pitch off his fastball. Every successful pitcher in this game pitches off the fastball.
bats dictate good hitting last pitching swing swinging
As good as our pitching has been, you can tell when we swing the bats well, they are comfortable. When we're not swinging the bats, they are not too comfortable on the mound. Hitting will really dictate how well we do the last month.
chances hopefully hurt looking pitch pitches popping reason redeem starting tomorrow whatever
That was a big at-bat, it really hurt us. I was looking for a pitch to drive. For whatever reason I've been popping up a lot of pitches this year. Hopefully starting tomorrow I'll get some more chances to redeem myself.
cap colon guy league legitimate rest runs team tip type
Sometimes you really do have to tip your cap to the other guy. I mean, Colon is a legitimate Cy Young type of guy, and Lackey is right up there in the league in strikeouts. But tonight, we should have scored some runs off this guy. The rest of the league does. We're the only team the guy shuts out.
That's fine, all I need is about 45 to 50 at-bats and I'll be OK.
care matter work
I don't care about the results. It doesn't matter the lineup. I just work on my approach.
impressed
Of all the times I've been here, ... this was the most impressed I've ever been with one of our pitchers.
barry case childhood chop far growing happens head hero mac totally wish worst
Barry was my childhood hero growing up, and what he's going through I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. But as far as this being race-related? I totally disagree. If Big Mac (Mark McGwire) was playing, he'd be in the same boat. This is a case where if there is a beast, you chop the beast's head off. That happens to be Barry. I think we all want to see the end of the story. I want the right information.
conquer couple everybody expects game mental suggested
(Perry) suggested a couple of things. For me the game is mental. I have to conquer the mental part of the game. Once I do that, I'll be where everybody expects me to be.
guys knew nobody year
Nobody knew this year these guys were going to do as well as they've done,
aggressive
I'm an aggressive hitter. I've always had the same approach.
best lack trade
I can't say enough about Kennedy, Witasick and Payton, ... To me, Payton's been the biggest. I think it's thesingle best trade we've ever made ? just because of the lack of offense.
last remember time
I can't even remember the last time we got swept.