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
feels healthy wants
He wants to play. He always wants to play. As long as he feels healthy enough to do that.
great hitters intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals
He didn't have one great pitch, but he got hitters out with intelligence and command.
base fell guy hits short stopping striking worked
He can really pitch. This is a guy who two years ago bounced a lot of fastballs that fell short of the target. He has worked hard. ... Today, he is right there striking out people, stopping rallies, fielding his position, getting base hits and challenging hitters.
certainly everyday glad good happen last next package season
He certainly has the package to be an everyday guy, we think. I don't know what will happen with Ray. I'm glad he's here. He had a pretty good season last year. I don't know what will happen next year.
breaking bullpen guys mph type
He could be a lot like Scott Eyre, ... He has the same type of breaking ball, a 92 to 93 mph fastball. You don't see too many bullpen guys like that.
hope mind pitcher
He is the only pitcher I went (behind the cage) to see. I hope he didn't mind that.
knows
He knows we need him real bad. Even if he's not up to par.
confidence guys help knows team turn
He knows we like him a lot and we have confidence in him. He's not here to turn the team or anything. We have other guys to do that. He's here to help us.
boss far good knows since worked
He is his own boss when it comes to that. He has been since I've been here. He knows what he has to do with BP, outfield, running. So far it's worked pretty good for him and for the team.
baseball basis complete facts great hope judged people player super true
He is a great player. He has always been a great player, a complete player, a super player. And I hope he is judged by real baseball people when he is finished, by people who know a baseball player when they see one ... on the basis of true facts and not assumptions.
coming great
He had a great BP today. He's coming along.
balls batting bunch great hit practice
He had a great batting practice today. He hit a bunch of balls into the water.
awesome barry game gave knows last mph night playing swing
He gave him a 96 mph fastball. In his last at-bat, it was a 41-year-old playing a day game after a night game. That was an awesome pitch. It was not easy. But Barry knows how to swing like that on a fastball.
best gave seen year
He gave me the best at-bat that I have seen this year in his first at-bat. The 11-pitch at-bat right out of the hospital.