Lee Mazzilli
Lee Mazzilli
Lee Louis Mazzilli, is a former Major League Baseball player, coach, and manager...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 March 1955
balance bat defensive good left looking run steal type
We need a right-handed bat to balance our lineup. We've been looking at this for a while. We're going to get a high-energy type guy, a good defensive left fielder that can run and steal bases.
band fight obviously team timing together
The timing obviously is not good. We're going to have to make do right now. We're going to have to band together as a team and fight through it.
baseball best job managing
Managing is the best job in baseball. And if you can't manage, then I've got the second-best job in baseball.
It's still stiff, so we'll see where he's at tomorrow. It's going to be day-to-day.
biggest difference joe shoes walked
The biggest difference is, I've walked in the manager's shoes now. I know what Joe wants, I know what he expects.
clubhouse glad good guys staff
It's good to have him back. I think the guys in the clubhouse and the staff were really glad to see him.
goes gold heart knows played pulling
Your heart goes out because you're always pulling for the guy. He's got a heart of gold. It's just too bad. I can say everyone that knows him and has played with him is pulling for him.
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You're looking at numbers that are the greatest numbers in the history of sports.
dealing joe master terms
Joe is the master in terms of dealing with people. But that has come with experience. He has a way about him now he may not have had before.
coming forward looking
He's ecstatic. He's really looking forward to coming here.
chances fastball throw
He located his fastball very well. When throw (the fastball) consistently, chances are you're going to go a long way in the game.
came career great hopefully hurts national trade
He came in crying. The first trade always hurts. It hurts bad. But he's got to get over it. Hopefully he's going to have a great career in the National League.
baseball bench best coach everybody greatest job manage wants yankees
I look at it this way, everybody wants to manage because it's the greatest job in baseball. But if you can't manage, being the bench coach of the Yankees is the best job in baseball.
rather reading seeing
I'd rather have it come from me than him seeing it or reading it first,