Felipe Alou
Felipe Alou
Felipe Rojas Alou, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. He managed the Montreal Exposand the San Francisco Giants. The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: he was the oldest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Matty and Jesús, who were both primarily outfielders, and his son Moisés was also primarily an...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 May 1935
gives
It's a big difference. It gives me a lot of confidence.
closer couple hard misses ready
It's really hard to get a closer ready if he misses a couple of outings.
barry guy pitch throwing
They pitched to Barry with a guy throwing 98, 97 mph. ...If that guy doesn't pitch to him, who will?
came name six starving time weeks
There was a time six weeks ago when his name (Burres) came up when we were starving for arms.
eighth fourth last until wait year
There were many times last year that I had to wait until the eighth inning to get him that fourth at-bat and get him out of the game.
kid stuff
I told him ... that the kid stuff is over with.
ball hitting saw since time tired
It's tough. Now Pedro is down in the .250s. I think (Wednesday) I saw Pedro tired for the first time since I've managed him. ... And Alfonzo hasn't been hitting the ball hard.
ball hitting saw since time tired
It's tough, ... Now Pedro is down in the .250s. I think (Wednesday) I saw Pedro tired for the first time since I've managed him. ... And Alfonzo hasn't been hitting the ball hard.
add age bother hear issues
It's not overblown, it's the truth. I have to hear about my age every day, especially when I first got here. That's one of the issues we have here. We have other issues. To add one more isn't going to bother anybody.
looks movement tide
It's looks like there's a lot of movement going on, at least we are. I don't know how long the tide is going to rise.
glad win
This is the kind of win, you take it. You're really glad to win it, but you know some things need to be fixed.
entire
They're doing it with young guys. And most of them have been there the entire year.
care expect five itself next transition waiting
There's a transition going on while we were waiting for the five regulars. That's why it's happening, but I expect it to take care of itself in the next 2-3 days.
career expected goes hope start time
There's a time in everyone's career when things start to happen. We expected a lot from him. I hope he goes to another team. He's still young enough to contribute.