Mike Lieberthal
Mike Lieberthal
Michael Scott "Mike" Lieberthal, nicknamed Lieby, is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He batted and threw right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 January 1972
behind harder pitcher pitches slight
You're at a slight disadvantage (batting eighth) because the pitcher is behind you. That makes it harder because you don't see as many pitches to hit.
careful sold tested
Pretty much anything that's sold in the U.S. hasn't tested positive. But you have to be careful with anything from out of the country.
bought outside problem sold stuff sure testing
Everything that's sold in the U.S. has never had a problem testing positive. You just have to be careful, but especially with stuff bought outside the U.S. Then, make sure you keep some of it with you just in case.
build good helps sign win winning
You like to win in any game. It helps to build a winning attitude. I think it's a good sign for us.
fans felt few finished knows last
Just because of how we finished the season. But everyone knows how the fans felt about Ed the last few years. There was a lot of negativity. It's all about winning.
anyone baseball beat believe good lose played schedule
Obviously, Houston's schedule is easier. But I still believe anyone can beat anyone, so they can lose some games. Milwaukee's played pretty good baseball all year. Anything can happen.
calling game hit plan plate setting
I was setting up over the plate and calling two-seamers, and saying, 'Go ahead, hit this movement. And there was a lot of movement,' ... We had a game plan before the game, but we used more two-seamers because of how well it was moving.
bad call felt knew
I felt bad. I didn't want him to call him out, but I had a bad feeling. I knew he went, though.
prove talented talk time
It's time to play. We can talk all we want about how talented we are and things that. You have to go out and play and prove it.
chances guys stuff
You think about that stuff every year, because there are only so many chances that you get in a career. You see guys who play 15 years and never get the chance to go to the playoffs. And you don't want to be one of those guys.
afraid drive hurt
It's huge. I'd be afraid to drive it. You'd hurt somebody.
days easier season special
It's always a special day. It's one of the only days all season that you're really nervous. It's probably a little easier now, because I've been through it so many times, but I still get butterflies.
nice
It's going to be nice to have an off-day after a blowout. This couldn't come at a better time.
beat matter playing
When you're not playing well, you can't beat anybody. It's a matter of us not playing well as a team.