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
absolutely center field focused hour last left middle needs player shows stay thrilled trying
I would be absolutely thrilled if he's a better player when he shows up than he was when he left last year. Lopez needs a better focus. He needs to stay in the center of the field with his hitting. We really need to stay on him every hour of every day to stay in the middle of the field and stay focused on what it is he's trying to accomplish.
ball charge club difference extra hop knows looking mean stay third tricky
When the other club knows you're looking to take an extra base, they'll charge the ball more. When they have to charge, a tricky hop could mean the difference between getting around to third and having to stay at first.
albert charge coach lack level stayed sure
We had a coach who was with Albert at every level Albert went. He was Albert's babysitter, for lack of a better word. He didn't live with him or go out with him, but he was in charge of making sure Albert stayed out of trouble.
chances continues late pitch pitching safe sorry stays throw
He was disappointed. If he continues to pitch the way he's pitching now and stays healthy, he's going to have a lot of chances to throw shutouts. I think this late in the season, better safe than sorry is the way to go.
good player stays veteran
He's a veteran player and if he stays healthy, he's a good player.
ball blowing good homer wind
I know the wind was blowing out, but that ball was spanked, so it probably would have been a homer regardless. And that's good to see.
bragging common deep flowery love tells trying
I'm really trying not to go off the deep end bragging about this guy. I'd love to tell you the flowery things I'm thinking, but common sense tells me I shouldn't go down that road.
ball base coming everybody guys jobs putting scoring supposed
Everyone is doing what they're supposed to do. Guys around our big guys are getting on base and into scoring position, and our big guys are putting the ball in play and coming through. Everybody is doing their jobs offensively.
ball hit wrong
The ball was hit well, just to the wrong place.
barely patty scale
On a scale of 1-10, this is barely a 1. This is patty cake.
guns people problem rather swinging swung walks wonder
After the walks some people will wonder why Carl swung at the first pitch, but I didn't have a problem with it. We had one of our big guns at the plate. I'd rather have him swinging there.
control innings talk
I'm not going to talk about the umpire. Let's talk about something we can control, ... The first two innings were very non-typical of his outings this year.
few good guys pleased step threw waiting woods
I'm especially pleased with the way Woods threw the ball. And Gonzalez. It's good to see those guys step up. We've been waiting for it for a few weeks, and it's still not too late.
full interested seeing strength
I'm interested to see him. I don't know that we'll see him at full strength, but I'm kind of interested in seeing what he can do for us.