Jeff Conine
Jeff Conine
Jeffrey Guy Conineis a former Major League Baseball player who played 17 seasons with six teams primarily as an outfielder. An inaugural member of the Florida Marlins who was with the franchise for both of its World Series titles, he earned the title Mr. Marlin for his significant history with the club, and his ties to South Florida...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 June 1966
accepted four good indication played positions quite time
In 2001, I played four different positions and I had a really good time doing it. I accepted it as a challenge. Every indication is I'll be out there quite a lot.
classified collection guys takes time together
It's disappointing and frustrating. Any time you get a collection of guys like this together and know you have what it takes to make the postseason and you don't, it's classified as a disappointment.
either good lost people
Sobering, but, in a way, uplifting. The people I encountered were in pretty good spirits. They either lost everything or don't know what they're going back to.
good
That's as good as you're going to see, ... other than Mariano Rivera.
cause field problems socialize
Around the field he was all business. He didn't really socialize or go out with us that often, but he didn't cause problems around the clubhouse, either.
everybody game last men needed played step took ugly
We had a real ugly game yesterday. It probably needed to be said, and it was said. I think everybody took it as men and said, 'You know what? It was ugly and we played poorly. So we have to step it up the last week.
text
B-Rob was text messaging me every hour, 'Come on back, buddy.
accomplish almost focus gets goal last night standing teams win
You focus on your end goal -- to make the playoffs. You know what you have to accomplish every night to do that. You go out there and try to win that game. It's a dogfight. When you have this many teams bunched up this tight, it's almost like the last one standing gets to go to the playoffs.
feeling good plate steadily swing
I've been steadily feeling better and better at the plate and feeling more comfortable to hit. I feel like my swing is really good right now.
best bit looks nice pitchers ran usual
It would have been nice to get a little bit of separation, but we ran into two of the best pitchers in the big leagues. It was usual Pettitte. He showed us different looks in every at-bat.
financial reality stadium state team
The whole state of the team is sad. The whole stadium situation, the financial reality of what they had to do, it is sad.
It was very sobering but in a way uplifting,
hope point
Something probably should be said at some point by someone. You hope that's all it has to be said, is once.
encouraged fact hope next support sure team together
You sure hope so. You got to hope and feel encouraged by the fact that, if we keep this team together and play as excitingly as we have next year, that they'll come out to support us.