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
anytime diego games guys intensity knew next opportunity pressure san stop team
Anytime you stop a team here with your bullpen, it's a big win. We want to get to San Diego (four games next week) with an opportunity to put some pressure on the Padres. We knew some guys were tired, but the intensity was there.
baseball expect feeling gets good hit knew time
We knew he was going to hit one. We knew he was going to hit more than one. We expect him to hit one every time he comes to the plate, and that's a good feeling even if he doesn't do anything. The anticipation gets everyone on their toes. What we need to do now is get him into good baseball shape, which he is not in now.
baseball fight figured good guy knew matter player time
We knew he was going to fight his way out of it. A guy like that is just too good a baseball player ... We knew it was just a matter of time before he figured it out, and he did.
base guys knew
You guys knew the base was open. I knew it, too.
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.
knew
I always knew we had a shot, but a long shot.
hit knew run throw tremendous
He was one of those five-tool guys. He could throw and run and hit with power, everything. He was green, 20 years old, a big kid. He made some mistakes. But we knew he was going to be a tremendous player, an MVP-type of guy.
guys
In Montreal, we let the young guys pitch,
announcing games saved
I'm not announcing anything, but Timmy saved 38 games for us in 2003.
guys hoping
I know there were a lot of guys that were hoping that this guy wouldn't play.
brian somebody
I know we're going to get somebody else. Brian is a real go-getting guy.
maybe retired roger twice
I know Roger Clemens has retired twice already. Maybe that's the way it's going to be.
bit happy liked
I liked what I saw, and I'm happy what he did. He was a little bit wild.
barry forward heard looking nice
I'm looking forward to him being here tomorrow. It was nice to see not-quite-everyone out there. I don't know why Barry isn't here. I heard 'personal matters' like everyone else.