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
few guy hit home walk wants
We always have big rallies when they walk (Bonds), even before Mo was here. The only thing is, the guy wants to hit a few home runs.
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What is their proof? ... Are they testing players, too? How do you explain that? Or have they stopped testing now? We just saw him hit five in 30 at-bats. So what's going on now? I hope that he's judged by the real baseball people when he's finished.
bad defeat guys lost sorry start three
It is a like a defeat for everyone that three guys lost their jobs, ... That was never my intent. I'm sorry that happened, but I'm not sorry for what I said. I feel very bad for them, but I didn't start this mess.
forgot games losing threw win
Tomko threw well. It's just that we forgot how to win games at home. If it's 3-2, we're always on the losing side.
against hit offensive stop team tough
Tomko had a tough time. They hit him pretty good. We put a left-hander in to stop the bleeding. They're a tough offensive team against righty pitching.
ahead throw
Those who feel they are clean, go ahead and throw the first rock.
eight fix pitches throw
We're not going to have him throw just eight pitches in 10 days. We've got to do something to fix that situation.
club coming needed plans
We didn't have plans for him to do that. Not only that, he had to do that coming back from injuries. He had to do it because the club needed him.
bullpen children kirk opening picture pitching second starting three throw
Our starting pitching wasn't what we thought. (Jason) Schmidt started opening day. Kirk Rueter was the second day. Then (Brett) Tomko, then Lowry. Then the whole picture changed. Rueter's not even here now. Tomko is in the bullpen twice. Lowry is our No. 2, and we don't have a No. 3. We have three children we could throw in any order.
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They used to say when I was a kid, 'Well, he's a Babe Ruth.' Any kid my age who hit a home run they would say 'Wow, he's a Babe Ruth' - in the Dominican. I didn't hear people say 'He's a Hank Aaron.' There's something mystic about the Babe, the name. ... Santa Claus.
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?
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.