Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson
Jeffrey Allan Nelsonis an American former baseball relief pitcher who played 15 years in Major League Baseball. Jeff Nelson is married to Sheri Quinn. He batted and threw right-handed. Nelson retired on January 12, 2007, the same day he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 November 1966
CityBaltimore, MD
everybody feels routine
Everybody has something. If they say, 'No, I just have a routine,' it's the same thing. If you have a routine you do every day, and if you don't do it every day it feels weird, it's a superstition.
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It's easy to compare them. But until Felix has done what Randy has done, you can't compare. It's even unfair to Felix in a lot of ways. That said, he reminds you of a young Randy.
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The vast majority of scientific evidence shows that there is no public health concern from people using wireless phones.
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It's definitely a shock. I didn't think there was a possibility that I wouldn't make this team. If I gave up one run, then I'd say 'OK, maybe I gave up too many runs.
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I told him, 'How do you pitch better? Not give up any hits?
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We decided not to go this year because it was just too close to district. The relays are this weekend and district begins on Tuesday and that's just not enough turn around time to recover.
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It is almost like you are a rookie again. There is a lot more situational play in the National League. In the AL, if the starters are strong, you could get four or five days off. Here, with pinch-hitting, you get to pitch a lot. I have always liked to work frequently.
contract fairly gas locked save
We're locked into a gas contract right now that's fairly cheap, but we know it's going to go up. We could save $200,000 a year.
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When he called me in, I figured, OK, finally. They're going to not wait until the end of the week. I told him I didn't know what I had to do to pitch any better.
fun goes great
So that was fun for him. Same goes for us. It's great to see him here.
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The old generation versus the next generation. There's not too much to look forward to in this season. There's one bright spot you can count on.
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I think we were a good band, and we worked hard. But considering how many other hard-working bands there were, it's very flattering to have somehow percolated up towards the top and still be considered relevant and of interest today.
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Our bullpen has been one this team's strong points, but we've struggled of late. The last couple of weeks, we've really struggled. With the guys we have down there, we expect to hold late leads.
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I realized that, as an adult leader in this group, I wasn't driving the bus any longer, ... I decided to change our plans for the fall and let this idea take hold.