Mickey Hatcher
Mickey Hatcher
Michael Vaughn Hatcheris a former Major League Baseball player and coach. Most notably, he was Kirk Gibson's replacement for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series, batting .368with two home runs and five RBI...
dark game good guy hard lived played playing spring telling took
It took him away from playing the game he loved. The guy lived for that. He lived for Spring Training, he lived for the game of baseball. That was a dark day. When he couldn't play the game the way he wanted, it was really frustrating for him. There is no telling how many more years he could have played and how many more good years he could have had. It was hard on him.
bad people
It's not as bad as people think it is. Offensively, you need a little luck. And we just haven't had any.
call gave goes guy spark steals struggling win
You can tell that call gave them a lift. The guy steals second, they win the game, the place goes crazy. They were struggling just like we were. That little spark got them going.
nobody
There's nobody like him. He has one plan, and that's to go up with the idea of getting a hit.
believe challenge guys handle hit lights pitchers room seen spring start training turning
I've seen guys hit .900 in Spring Training and when the lights go on, they struggle. The challenge is when opposing pitchers start turning it up a notch. But there is not a guy in this room that doesn't believe he can't handle the challenge.
frustrated offensive replay saw sit threw umpire
I got frustrated because I saw the replay and I read his lips. I went out and the umpire threw me out and I got mad. You can't just sit back. It was an offensive play and I was frustrated.
answers games gone turned
I don't have any answers for you. We've gone through a lot of games like this and we've gone and turned it around.
answers clicking confidence happened playing team
I don't have answers for it. I just don't see a confidence level. They're playing hard, they're competing. Everything's fine. Right now, we're just not clicking in the game. It's happened to our team a lot.
few fly hours maybe overhead plane stay
Maybe we should just have a plane fly us around overhead for a few hours so we can stay on this schedule.
credit gone stopped team year
I give Finley a lot of credit. The kind of year he's gone through has been very frustrating for him, but that hasn't stopped him from being a team guy.
imagine
I can't imagine it will be like this tomorrow.
pitch threw
The pitch Moyer threw had to be a foot-and-a-half off the plate.
best bringing double game great job nine people realize since stealing total turns
A lot of people don't realize how important he is to this club. Even in that nine hole, being a hitter, bringing in a run, stealing a base. Defensively, he's done a great job for us since the first day we've had him. He just catches everything, turns the double play with the best of them, so his total game is there right now.
came game great hard kid love people playing practice tone whether
The one thing you have to do is always play the game hard and people will love you. And every day, whether it was practice or on the field, he set the tone for the organization. When every young kid came up, they could see him playing hard and I think it was really an inspiration for that organization. He got them two championships. He was a great leader.