Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Mark Steven Kotsayis an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League outfielder. In 2016, he will serve as the bench coach for the Oakland Athletics...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 December 1975
answer
It got away from us early. When we did try to answer back, they had another answer right back for us. They never let us take a breath.
answered came flat foot game half kept neck team
How can a team be flat when you know what you have on the line? We know what this game means. We know what every game means. We're not going to come out flat on Sept. 21 when we're a game and a half out. They came out, they jumped on us, they never let us up. We scored three. They answered back. They kept their foot on our neck and never let us breathe. That's what the game was today.
bad
Usually, I don't look that bad out there,
base great guys helps swinging
We know we're top-of-the-order guys and need to get on base. (Eric Chavez) is swinging a great bat. It helps to be on base when he's up.
chemistry covers factor plays winning
Winning covers a lot of things up. But I'd also say that chemistry plays a factor in winning.
definitely eighth falling games gave goal guy guys quote short teams ultimate
We definitely battled. Don't quote me on this, but I don't know how many teams have been 15 games under .500 and did what we did. This is my eighth season, and -- I've never had this much fulfillment before. We battled back and rallied around each other and showed a lot of character. Every guy gave his heart. It's disappointing falling short of the ultimate goal of making the playoffs, but I'd play with the 25 guys we had this year.
character incredible tent
We could have folded up the tent after May, but we didn't, ... We've got incredible character in this clubhouse.
failed score
We had opportunities to score more than two runs, ... and we failed to get it done.
credit great league major produce program
It's kind of neat. It's great to see the program produce so many major league players. It's a credit to the school.
flu sick
It was just a 24-hour flu thing. I was pretty sick on Sunday.
fingers knows last nobody pointing
Everyone in here knows what we went through as a team. Nobody was pointing fingers last year, and nobody's pointing fingers this year.
errors field game last throwing time
The field is fast, ... Last time I made two errors in a game were throwing errors. I usually don't look that bad.
everybody fun liked seemed team
It seemed like everybody on that team liked each other, and when you like each other, you're usually having fun. And if you're having fun with each other, you're probably going to play a little better baseball, so I think the two go hand-in-hand.
finish gone good opportunity playoffs team
This team made a good run, showed a lot of character, a lot of heart. We'll finish up the season, but the opportunity of making the playoffs is gone and that's disappointing.