Jackie Moore
Jackie Moore
Jackie Spencer Mooreis a former Major League Baseball catcher, coach and manager. He spent all or parts of 12 years over five separate terms as a Texas Rangers coach, and 32 years in all as a coach for eight different MLB teams. Moore managed in the Majors for the Oakland Athletics, and played part of one season with the Detroit Tigers as a third-string catcher in 1965...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 February 1939
CityDallas, TX
baseball excitement fight games left matched number rest schedule teams time trying win year
With the schedule and the number of games left and the way the teams are matched up, it's going to be a fight the rest of the year. That's the way it should be. That's what this time of year is all about, the excitement of baseball and trying to win the pennant.
glad nervous
It was very nervous but we are very, very proud. It's overwhelming. We are glad he's still going to be here and part of our lives.
last looked outing
Every outing, especially his last outing in Nashville, he looked like the Carlos of the past,
games seem seven
It didn't seem like that long ago we were like seven games back.
We live in Manhattan. Where else can you be more affected?
game middle reason swing turns
We could have used him in the middle of that lineup, ... There's a reason he has 100 RBIs. One swing of his bat, like all year, he turns the game around for us.
control forward huge last outing step struggle velocity
One outing his velocity will be up and he'll struggle with control and his changeup, but last outing he put it all together, ... It's a huge step forward for Carlos and the organization.
offense short team total
We've come a long way in a short time, ... It's been a total team effort, from the offense to the pitching.
guys mixing picking step
We've had a lot of guys step up and guys we didn't know much about. Basically, everybody's been picking up the load. It's all been about mixing and matching.
good spring
It was not a very good game. It was a spring training-type game.
equipment except loves manager uniform wash
Everyone loves him except the equipment manager that has to wash his uniform because he dives all over the place.
looks player rock round time
It looks like every time you look up, there's another player from Round Rock in the big leagues, ... That's very satisfying.
club hits home picks run takes time turn
This is his time of year. He heats up and picks the club up and takes it. He's getting a lot of big hits and big home runs. We run him out there and turn him loose.
develop rest spoiled team
I got a little spoiled at the Double-A level, where the team you get is the team you'll probably have for the rest of the year, ... You want to win, but we're here to develop players.