Eric Davis
Eric Davis
Eric Keith Davisis a former center fielder for several Major League Baseball teams. Davis was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 19, 1984 with the Cincinnati Reds, the team for which he is most remembered. Blessed with a rare combination of excellent foot speed and bat speed, Davis became the first major league player to hit at least 30 home runs and steal at least 50 bases in the same season in 1987...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 May 1962
CityLos Angeles, CA
basketball baseball school
I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it was a matter of talent. No one told you what to do.
girl baseball cancer
I'd never heard of colon cancer. Baseball wasn't even important to me. I have a wife and two girls. That's what was important. The doctors told me and all I could say was, 'When are we going to get this thing out?'
baseball games people
I love the game, it's the greatest game on earth, that's why I can't understand all of this talk about trying to make the game better. People talk about the high strike zone and changing this and that. Why? To speed up the game? That's the beauty of baseball. There is no time element.
baseball jobs
Baseball is not what I love. It's my job.
baseball cancer play
I'm no different than others with cancer. I just happen to play professional baseball. I'm part of those statistics that cancer has touched as well.
baseball lucky four
I was able to get operated on four days after I was diagnosed. It was just a matter of getting this baseball-sized tumor out of me. I reflect now on how lucky I was to be in the situation where I could get the best possible help and treatment.
baseball cancer thinking
I was hitting .360 when I was diagnosed. I didn't forget how to play while I was recovering. I don't know if the cancer is gone for good. I don't think anyone ever knows, but no one is going to steal my joy for as along as I'm able to play baseball.
best dad left match talked
In a way it was heartbreaking, but I talked to my Dad (Steve) and he talked me through it. I left it all on the mat. I did my best. He just wrestled a better match tonight. Now I will do the best I can to go out with a win.
gray matt perfect talk
Talk about a Matt Gray coming-out party. A career-high and perfect from the field.
great hard kids played
Sunnyside played a great game. Our kids played hard too.
alcohol drive thinks three
At .08 (blood alcohol level), you can't drive a car. But at three times that, (the prosecution) thinks you know what you're doing with a knife? That's ridiculous.
kids second
The kids really started scrapping in the second half. They really wanted this game.
against backs highest kids level perform
The kids perform at their highest level when their backs are against the wall.
contest defend game hard talked trying win
They wanted to win a game for Greg. We talked about trying to scrap, defend hard and contest every shot.