Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Dye
Jermaine Trevell Dyeis a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he played as a right fielder on a team that reached the playoffs. Dye played with the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox. Dye won the World Series MVP with the White Sox in 2005. Dye...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 January 1974
CityVacaville, CA
It was good. I think a lot of guys enjoyed it. Just to understand what those guys went through.
It was good for him to be down there today and talk to the guys, to have somebody there who actually played and went through all that stuff. He did some good things back in the day and it's fun to be around him. He's 94 years old and looks like he's in his 60s.
We're just missing pitches. We've got to continue to battle and not put pressure on ourselves.
We're just happy to be able to bring a championship to the city of Chicago, and it's really special.
When he first hit it, I thought it was probably gone. It had just gotten cold. Maybe earlier when it was warm it would have gone out.
We don't have any egos on this team. I think that was what was really special about this club,
We don't have any egos on this team, ... Everybody got along with each other. . . . Ozzie will say whatever is on his mind and he keeps everybody loose.
I know he throws a lot of sliders, ... He throws hard but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest.
I haven't felt this good since my last full year in Kansas City, ... Being stronger should help me stay away from injuries, and when I can stay on the field, I know I can produce.
I had a game plan going up there. I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game plan of going up there looking for a slider and just not trying to do too much.
I had a game plan going up there, ... I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game plan of going up there looking for a slider and just not trying to do too much.
I had a game plan going up there,
If you look at the replay, it shows it hit the bat, ... I can't argue with that. I'd tell you lies if I said it hit me.
He's just been off the charts,'' Oakland manager Ken Macha said,