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
help kids
Those are the two most competitive kids I've ever coached. They will do anything to help out the team.
kids team total
It was a total team effort. These kids got everything they deserve.
great hard kids played
Sunnyside played a great game. Our kids played hard too.
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.
kept kids quit
The kids competed all game. They never quit in this game. They just kept battling.
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.
kids want minutes
The kids competed for a full 32 minutes. We want the kids to compete on every possession.
children kids years
Circulating through the children's ward and seeing terminally ill kids, heads shaved, smiling and having a ball despite the tubes and needles sticking into them, I thought: What do I have to worry about? If God takes me, at least I've lived for 35 years.
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.
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.