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
bat coming giants guys hits hitters hitting last looking looks position swinging time year
We said last year the Giants were coming up with position guys who are respectable big-league prospects. These guys are swinging the bat well. Elly is hitting the ball. (Todd) Linden is getting hot. (Steve) Finley looks like he's getting two hits every time he plays. Overall, the hitters are looking pretty good.
start tired
We're tired of practicing. We want to start playing.
games knee sore
Too many games in a row. He's sore physically. Not the knee or the elbow. But a lot of games.
barry feeling good guy knew knowing
To see Barry here, knowing he's going to go back to the same guy ... you never knew if he was going to ever play again. It's a good feeling for the guys.
Finley will never be an old guy, not with that body.
center everybody field
Finley is going to play even if everybody is healthy, and he is going to play center field when he plays.
gotten year
We've been much healthier. We are all a year older, but we have gotten a year healthier.
disaster turned
We were right. But it turned out to be a disaster.
waited
We waited a long time, so if we wait another day or two or three, it's OK.
shut tired twice
We have been shut out twice on this trip. I wouldn't say we have tired bats, but we are a tired team.
against guarded hurt last ourselves
We have guarded ourselves against some of the things that hurt us last year.
believe hit time
We believe he's going to hit one every time up.
doors opened rest
We were the ones who opened the doors for the rest of the nationalities, ... But we had it tough.
barry believe came game himself intend night talk year
We've got to be a lot more careful. Barry himself has to be a lot more careful. I know in 2004 there were many times when I didn't intend to play him. And he came over and said, 'Hey I want to play.' And then he played. I believe that this year that he and I will talk a lot more about when he's going to play and especially the day game after a night game, but I'll take anything over 100.