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
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.
good last night performance together waxed
You can get waxed like we did last night and come back and put a performance together like we did tonight. It's a good thing, and it does a lot for your confidence.
baseball fresh good ideas style
I think someone young with fresh ideas and a different style of baseball will be good for the team. Hopefully, it will be a good fit.
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.
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.
good guys realize
I don't think some of these guys realize they're in the World Series. Which is probably a good thing.
base good pitches via
I don't think they want me on base via a walk. I'm getting some pretty good pitches to hit.
It was very sobering but in a way uplifting,
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.
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.
definitely experience field lacking
We're definitely lacking experience on the field right now.