Mike Hargrove
Mike Hargrove
Dudley Michael Hargroveis a former Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. He is currently employed as an advisor with the Cleveland Indians. Hargrove batted and threw left-handed. He played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Indians. After retiring, he went on to manage the Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth26 October 1949
count expecting firm five four innings love pitch pitches relief
He pitched two innings in relief in Toronto, so we're not expecting 120 pitches from him. But we haven't set a firm pitch count for him yet. We will before he pitches, but I'd love to see four or five innings from him.
runs score
He pitched an outstanding game. We just couldn't score enough runs for him to win.
best bit confidence five four kept last seen stronger tonight
He pretty much kept a good-hitting ballclub off-balance all night. We've seen him getting stronger and stronger and getting more confidence in himself. His last four or five outings, each one has been just a little bit better than the other one. And tonight was probably the best of them all.
behind bob dan game wilson wins
I don't see how Bob Wolcott wins that game had Dan Wilson not been behind the plate.
aggressive base envelope gets good key lead pushes stealing
He's not the fastest, but he's a good, aggressive base runner. He gets a good lead and when he commits to stealing a base, he really commits. He pushes the envelope and that's the key to his success.
drive gets hit pitch
He's not going to hit 30 or 35 homers, but when he gets his pitch he can hit it out. He can drive the ball.
balls catching
He's one-for-three as an outfielder. That's catching balls, not hitting.
best dwight far furthest kids pitcher
He's got a lot on the ball. He's the best young pitcher I've ever seen. I didn't see Dwight Gooden when he was young, but of all the young kids I've seen, he's by far the furthest along.
good kid pitches sitting sixth stuff tonight wondering
The kid had good stuff tonight and I'm sitting there in the sixth wondering how many pitches to give him to try and get his no-no,
chance dugout good kid pitches sitting wondering
The kid had good stuff. I was sitting in the dugout wondering how many pitches to give him for a chance at his no-no. I was in a quandary. I probably would have let him go to 130 pitches, but we'll never know.
breath figured good lead protect sure time took
I figured it was as good as any. I figured if we couldn't protect a 10-run lead ... We got him out there, and I'm not sure he took a breath the whole time he was out there.
field later left middle option start
If I DH Morse, I don't have a middle infielder to use later in the game. When I have him in left field (to start the game), I do have the option to use him in the infield later.
known shoot whether
If he'd been out I wouldn't have known whether to shoot him or Carlos.
continues pitch plenty throw
If he continues to pitch the way he did, then he'll have plenty of opportunities to throw shutouts.