Grady Little
Grady Little
William Grady Littleis a former manager in Major League Baseball, currently working in the front office of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston, North Carolina, Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and was inducted into the Hagerstown Suns Hall of Fame on April 13, 2009...
bat change dictate dictates hard kid plays
This kid has got some abilities with the bat that are hard to ignore. His bat will dictate how much he plays and where he plays as much as anything else. His bat dictates the change (in position) in the first place.
couple days feeling last looking start
J.D. the last couple of days you could see him start getting the feeling that he's been looking for.
ready work
Outstanding. He just getting his work in and getting ready for a big season.
adjust best time
If the time comes and he's the best option, we'll adjust our thinking.
across crossed fortunate job judge managing people ran result
That crossed my mind. I was very fortunate that I ran across some people that didn't judge the job I can do managing just on the result of one decision.
throwing
I like the way Billingsley was throwing the ball.
capable managing red spent
Not really, because I know myself and I know what I'm capable of doing and what I did do while I spent two years there managing the Red Sox.
jobs player differences
There's a difference in a player that has a job and a player that doesn't have a job.
hurt player hands
Players from the Dominican Republic have a history of not playing well in cold weather.... The ball hurts their hands when they make contact.
dies pulling
Until the day I die, I will be pulling for Ned Colletti.
people criticism answers
A lot of people have the answers after the results come in.
He told us he'll be back by Sunday.
good job liked others pitchers starting today tone
I kind of liked them all, starting with the one Robles hit. The others didn't take that long to get out of there. But the tone for today was set by the two starting pitchers out there. I thought they did a good job of getting done what they wanted to get done out there.
bit clubhouse coming draw focus game help last pitcher players playing
All the TVs in the clubhouse will show that day's opposing pitcher in his last start. It will help the players playing in that day's game to draw a little bit better focus on what they have coming up.