Jack McKeon
Jack McKeon
John Aloysius McKeon, nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 November 1930
five scared sure
It scared me a little bit, because I wanted to make sure he went five to get the win. But then he told me he was fine. He's a battler.
doubt fanfare mind
There's probably no doubt in my mind he's the MVP of the league. There's no fanfare with him.
cookie couple mike pull seen
I've seen Cookie Rojas pull it a couple of times, and Mike a couple of times, those are the only ones I know of in the big leagues.
bring change ethic focused great guy pitching saw seen spring tremendous wants work
I've seen a tremendous change in the guy. I saw a great work ethic in spring training. I saw a guy that was focused and determined. He has all that potential, and he wants to bring it to the front, and he has been pitching like that.
brag series win
Another series win. We're not going to brag about it. We just want to win as many series as we can.
arm boston greatest guy league national people talk
People talk about Burnett, how he had the greatest arm in the National League and he does. But you've got to have more. If someone said to me, who'd you take, I'd say, 'No question, I'll take the guy Boston got. Because he's a winner.
assume guarantee says trainer
I would assume that, but I can't guarantee that, I don't know. I'd have to see what Louie says and what the trainer says. Right now he didn't think it was anything major, but you never know.
nine
I can teach, ... I have nine grandkids.
focused guy holding pitches
A lot of times, you will see a guy make a lot different pitches because they are more focused with holding the guy on.
advent games guys money paying setup tougher win
It's much tougher to win 20 games with the advent of closers and setup men. You're paying a lot of money for these guys to be setup guys and closers.
net
We're going to get a net so he can't go through the dugout.
speed should percentages
What makes a good leadoff hitter? Deion Sanders had speed, but he wasn't the ideal leadoff hitter. What was his on-base percentage? The criteria shouldn't be speed, it should be getting on base.
jobs pay want
Security is something when you don't have any confidence and you want somebody to pay you when you don't do the job.
giving masters
(Greg) Maddux is a master. He carved us up. He didn't give us anything good to hit.