Mike Mahoney
Mike Mahoney
carry hoping three time
A lot of time they'll carry three catchers, so I'm just hoping I'll be able to go back in September,
chance trying
It was pretty surreal, ... I got a chance to swing, I was just trying to get a hit.
final pitchers
the pitchers are the ones who make the final decisions.
means
That's going to be up to him because it's a new position. By no means is he being banished from anywhere.
biggest chose coaching good jersey reason spent staff year
Probably the biggest reason he chose Rutgers is he spent that year in New Jersey and got a good feel for the coaching staff and the area.
believe fans great guys knock talking
It's a great ballpark, ... The fans are unbelievable. There's so much history. There are times when I'm talking to the guys and we all say, 'I can't believe they're going to knock this place down.'
created stan
It was created specifically with Stan in mind.
defensive goes good heck jump
He's long, he's sturdy, he goes after everything on the defensive end. Offensively, he has a pretty good jump hook. He's a heck of a player.
asking comparable pay people
The pay is not comparable to what we're asking people to do,
free
I think this will free him up to be our representative on a more full-time basis.
coming dive guys reacting time tough
His sinker and his cutter look the same coming out of his hand, so guys have a tough time reacting to what it's going to be 3/4 of the way there. They don't know if it's going to dive down and in or down and away.
chance factor happen kept majority motivating telling time turned
He got the majority of his big-league time after he turned 31. 'Sheaff' kept pressing that on me, telling me there is a chance you can get back up there and that you never know what can happen after that. That's been a motivating factor for me.
great infamous visited
He visited on that infamous weekend. He's not used to a lot of snow, but I know he had a great time.
couple half month sudden turned weeks whatever
I thought I was going to be up there for a couple of days, then it turned into a week, two weeks and all of a sudden it was a month and a half later. I'll take whatever I can get.