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
fought game hard league physical
Every game in this league is a hard fought battle. We wanted to play physical and take it to them. Selah wanted to play physical and take it to us. I say let's go at it.
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.
great hard kids played
Sunnyside played a great game. Our kids played hard too.
believed care guys hard hard-work kids locker paying people towns work
The kids can see that hard work is paying off. They didn't care what people in other towns thought. They believed in the 12 guys in the locker room.
late missed
We missed some one-and-ones late in the game. Then they made some big baskets.
effort rally seemed short
It was very short on specifics, and lacked any new initiatives. It just seemed like an effort to rally the country.
gave swing third
There was a five-point swing at the end of the third that gave them momentum.
defense game kept knew played
Our defense has kept us in every game we've played this year. I knew we'd come out and play hard.
best guards mike player post shut
Mike guards the best post on the other team. I know he can shut that player down.
defended heck lately mike played turn
Mike got his turn (on Thursday). He hadn't played much lately but he went out there and defended the heck out of people.
beginning feels goal league win year
It feels great. We had a goal at the beginning of the year we'd like to win a league title.
break point six
We just couldn't break that four, five, six point barrier.
help kids
Those are the two most competitive kids I've ever coached. They will do anything to help out the team.
came energy played second
We came out and played with a lot more energy in the second half.