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
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The 2-2 pitch was pretty close, ... The 3-2 fastball wasn't.
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Seven days off, and I come in with the bases loaded. I made the one out, and that 2-2 pitch was close. The 3-2 pitch was away. The inning happened too quickly. You have to make your pitches.
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I told him, 'How do you pitch better? Not give up any hits?
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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.
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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.
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It would be much easier to attract those that have a connection here.
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Or we could simply ask him to change it. But I don't imagine he will.
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I was very pleased with our overall performance. We got better as the day went on and several of the freshmen got some quality court time. Having only practices a couple of days it was great to get out and play and see where we are at right now.
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I think if I stay healthy, I'll be okay. Now that I don't throw 94 or 95 miles per hour anymore, my slider is basically my best pitch. They pretty much know I'm 39, so I'm not a young guy anymore.
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Which is why we're having a career fair, trying to attract people that already live in the community.
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I worked in this league in 1992. The conditions aren't a whole lot different.
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Ole Miss has extended a helping hand ever since our construction started in the spring of last year. They were as accommodating as you could ask anybody to be in helping us out with this.
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mind games ... when you retire, you're glad to get rid of that, I'm sure. It can weigh on you.
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We always used to say the difference between the A and Double-A per diem was that you could super-size it.