Mark Sweeney
Mark Sweeney
Mark Patrick Sweeneyis a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. He is best known for his skill as a pinch hitter, where he ranks second in career pinch hits with 175 and first in career pinch hit runs batted in with 102...
bottom package top understanding
It's not just being aggressive. It's the whole package from top to bottom of attentiveness, of sensitivity, of response, of timeliness, of understanding (prospects) and their business.
night weird
It's not the end of the world. It's a weird night.
accept almost concerned hard hitting
It's almost like hitting for me. It's hard for me to accept in a sense. I want to make the plays. But it's not something to be concerned about. I've just got to do more work, like everything else.
break funny hear hit home people run
It was beautiful. We all wanted him to do it, hit the home run and break the ice. We all know he has the ability. It's pretty funny to hear people say he doesn't have it anymore.
fans few indicative select
That's pretty stupid. But it's just a select few fans who would do something like that. I don't think it's indicative of everyone.
heard hopefully
That's the first I've heard of it. Hopefully he'll be OK.
glue holds team
He's the glue that holds this team together.
cog contract glue parts spare
He's the glue of our team. I've said that all along. Spare parts are very important, but he's the one cog we can't really miss. He'll make any contract look reasonable.
coming good guys quiet total wants
He's a quiet guy. He wants to take it all in. A lot of these guys coming up are spoon-fed how good they are even before they have success, and he's the total opposite.
goal next struggle win won
We don't look at it as struggle. We look at it as a victory. We won the West. That was our first job. The next goal is to win the next one.
ball bit close easier games hold leads learn ninth winning
We are winning the one-run ball games and especially the close games in the ninth inning and that's a boost. However, we need to learn how to hold leads a little bit better and make it easier for ourselves.
admiration loved teammate
I thought about Grissom and the admiration I had for him as a teammate in Milwaukee. I loved the way he played.
act atmosphere bunch business change enjoy game guys learned raised stuff teammates work
I think we've had a bunch of new guys and learned to kind of change the atmosphere around here. We've had fun, but we're doing a lot of work and getting stuff done. That's the way I was always raised in this game with all the teammates I've had - enjoy yourself but act professional and go about your business the right way.
brought mix opposed ourselves pushing teams
I think that's what's become the disappointment for us, the way we've been playing, because we've brought the other teams back into the mix as opposed to pushing ourselves away.