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
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.
came energy played second
We came out and played with a lot more energy in the second half.
great hard kids played
Sunnyside played a great game. Our kids played hard too.
revenge play momentum
I tell you, revenge plays a big part in momentum down here.
positive player organization
I've been hearing this since I first joined the Reds organization, that I'm going to be the next this or that. It's tough on a young player coming up. You show some positive things and everybody jumps on that and says you should be the next Willie Mays.
play way hometown
Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy.
player glad anticipate
For me to become the highest paid player in the franchise, it was something I didn't anticipate. But I'm glad. I like playing for Cincinnati.
games play fields
I have figured out it's not what you do on the field, it's how many games you play in.
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.
team player people
I was disappointed in everything - my start and the team's start. People got down on me, but I never got down on myself. I still believed I could be the type of player everyone, including me, thought I was going to be.
strong play everyday
I'm not head-strong, and I'm not egotistical. I understand certain things better now. I won't be trying to be play everyday. There's only one Cal Ripken, one Lou Gehrig and one Joe DiMaggio. What is good for them isn't necessarily good for Eric Davis.
play people peers
I'm being compared to the impossible. I never saw Mays, Aaron or Clemente play. What about the people I face every day? Tim Raines is the best? Mattingly is the best? Why not compare me to my peers?