Greg Walker
Greg Walker
brain creating drafting hard luck people player talked trading type
I talked to a lot of Oakland people out there, what they teach, and they said they have a lot more luck drafting that type of player and trading for that type of player than they do creating that type of player. I think it's just the way your brain works. It's very hard to teach.
became changed ways
In a lot of ways they were opposites. But they became very close. I don't think they ever really changed at all.
jobs trying
I like that they're trying to get in new jobs. We need that.
both cant combining eight fight imagine scratch starting teams
Nothing will come easily. Both teams will have to scratch and claw and fight for every run. I cant imagine two teams combining for eight better starting pitchers.
OK, I won't own a restaurant, but I'll go to everyone else's.
people ready says
It just says that people are ready for a change.
ate brought came cigars drank glass kids smoked stayed supposed until waiting watch wife wine
They came over for one glass of wine and stayed until midnight. They drank all my wine, smoked all my cigars and ate all my food. We were all supposed to go out to eat, but I'm still waiting to go. They brought their kids over and made my wife watch them.
bat book careful joe league pitchers sure swung teams tease
We tease Joe all the time. We tell him, 'You've got the league set up now.' But teams can't get him out going by the book anymore. If Joe swung the bat like this all year, I'm sure some pitchers would be a little more careful with him than they've been in the postseason.
sticks
The thing that sticks out to me about him, he's our kind of player. He's a grinder.
almost ball brilliant flipped until waited
It was almost brilliant that he waited until they flipped the ball back,
ball common common-sense field looking overly strike swing tendency
Right field is important, but what we're looking for is common sense. Swing at the ball in the strike zone. His tendency is to be overly aggressive. We think we can throttle him back.
fans rebel somebody
Somebody has to be mainstream, to give something for those fans to rebel against.
feeling himself locked ready season start week
About a week ago he got to feeling like himself again. He's locked in. He's ready to start the season right now.
kid knew miss second time
This kid is really bright. He's very observant, doesn't miss anything. The second time around the league, he already knew most of the pitchers.