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
against care four games winning yesterday
Obviously, we've got four games against them (Angels). We've got to take care of these games first. Macha said yesterday we need a seven-game winning streak.
ahead angels four games hopefully last nine overcame reverse road role sweep three
It's a long road ahead of us. We know we have to sweep them to get back into this thing, ... We have four games to get it done. We were in the reverse role last year. We were up three with nine games to play and the Angels overcame that and went to the playoffs. Hopefully we can do the same.
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.
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.
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.
came challenge joe knew last matched saw spots year
We saw that a lot from Joe last year -- he matched up in some big spots and came through for us. He knew he had his challenge tonight.
contend guys room
Even if he doesn't make any moves, the 25 guys in this room are suitable to contend for a championship,
chemistry covers factor plays winning
Winning covers a lot of things up. But I'd also say that chemistry plays a factor in winning.
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.
adjustment bat batting cape college gradual leagues practice summer using wood work
I didn't make the adjustment overnight. Obviously, you work out with a wood bat during batting practice in college and go out to summer leagues like the Cape Cod and the Jayhawk so you actually get 150-200 at-bats using wood. It was kind of a gradual thing for me.
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.
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.
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.