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
bonds bring good guys shown
We had injuries, Bonds and (Armando) Benitez. To this day, Bonds hasn't shown up. And a lot of guys didn't have a good season. So you bring up the young guys.
feels guy time
Usually when a guy feels like that, it's time to think about retirement.
college face guys polished stuff throws
I was one of the first guys to face Seaver in the majors. He was a college guy (Southern Cal), so he was more polished than this kid. But the stuff he throws is the same.
chance great michael miss
Michael Tucker, what a gentleman, what a great person he is in the clubhouse. We're going to miss him. I told him he has a chance to go all the way to the World Series.
charge stopping whoever
Whoever is in charge of stopping it better stop it and stop it soon. Because we play 15 more games.
happens stuff teams
When teams are losing, things happen. It happens to the manager, to the coaches, to the players, to anybody. That kind of stuff doesn't happen when teams are winning.
ball both far hitting known sides
Winn's got some pop. He's not known for his power, but he's got some. He's been hitting the ball far from both sides of the plate.
career entering extension fans heck impact last might peak player tremendous year
Winn is a heck of a player and heck of a man. He might be entering the peak of his career right now. The extension is well deserved. He made a tremendous impact on our fans last year and also his teammates.
innings last runs three
We had one six-run inning, but that was it. There wasn't a whole lot going on. We did the same thing last night; we scored all our runs in one inning. That being said, I'd like two or three innings of scoring.
bad front guy imagine lifted sad seat
We need a lift. We have been lifted by kids. Can you imagine a guy like Barry? I'm going to take a front seat and I'm not even playing. Too bad we are where we are. That's the sad thing about it.
barry brings crowd lift
We need a lift and Barry brings expectations when he comes to the plate. It will energize the crowd and the team.
saw time
I saw it on the scoreboard. I haven't had time to think about it. (Today) is a big day to make plans.
good last managing practicing running saw time tomorrow
I saw it on the scoreboard. I didn't have a lot of time to think about it because I was managing the last two innings. Tomorrow is the big day to make plans. He's been practicing and running around. That's good enough for me, of course.
compare fastball guy hank hit quick
I see a guy with a quick bat. I don't see the end here. I compare the guy with Hank Aaron, who could hit a fastball to the end.