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
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Mike guards the best post on the other team. I know he can shut that player down.
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.
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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.
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.
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I don't think any player lives up to his potential, because people out there put you so high on a pedestal, you'll never be as good as they expect.
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We think the district can afford it. They have a large budget surplus sitting in the bank; we think we're worth it and for us it's a matter of respect after the pay raises they handed out to administrators over the last few years.
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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.
late missed
We missed some one-and-ones late in the game. Then they made some big baskets.
given grace
If we had given up, he'd still be in jail. It's by the grace of God.
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Bush was in trouble even before Katrina. He was losing support on Iraq , people were worried about the economy -- even if the objective data don't necessarily support that -- and Katrina exacerbated all of that.
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Bush has not too much time to turn things around before he becomes an ever-lamer lame duck.
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Nevada shot well for her first match as a freshman. They were very good scores for the first match and the conditions.
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We are here to compete every second of every game.
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It feels great. We had a goal at the beginning of the year we'd like to win a league title.