Mike Matheny
Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Mathenyis an American former professional baseball catcher and the current manager of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, a position he has held since 2012. A product of the University of Michigan, Matheny was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth round of the 1991 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut for the Brewers in 1994 and retired in 2006 with the San Francisco Giants. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 September 1970
CityColumbus, OH
beautiful game knew needed realized time work
That was beautiful to see the first time out. I think that's just something he did on his own, something in his game he knew he realized he needed to work on.
appreciate bring coaches fact feeling goes gold great hand job league managers pitching tough
So much of me feeling that I did my job goes hand in hand with how the pitching does. We had some tough times this year. In that regard, no, I didn't feel I did (deserve the Gold Glove). I do appreciate the fact the managers and the coaches in the league appreciate what I do bring to the table. It's a great honor.
boo cheer pitchers react seems walk
Every place seems to react to him the same way. They boo him. They cheer him. They boo the pitchers who walk him. I don't think it'll be any different than any other city.
high priority putting slap sound
It didn't sound like they were putting him high on the priority list. I know that's a slap in the face.
fix needed screwed
Those are the little things I need to do, ... It was the right play. I had screwed it up twice, so I needed to fix it.
care letting tomorrow trouble view
I don't view it. It's meaningless to me. I could care less. We've got to come back tomorrow and play that game. Right now I'm having trouble letting this one go.
depth
To have that depth is not something a lot of organizations have.
came class demands fan jack love understood
We would love it when Jack came to the clubhouse. He understood the demands of the sport. It wasn't just like he was a fan of his son. He was a fan of all of us. He was a class, class man, and J.T. is the same way.
easy walk
It's not easy to walk out of here right now.
asked focus guys manager next surprised time
The next day we still played. It was the first time I ever asked a manager not to put me in the lineup. It was Darryl's day to pitch. I was surprised most of the guys had enough focus to play.
best brings care felt good guys level maybe room saw seen spoke time
That's one of the best things I've seen this spring... Just the level that it brings him to. He's one of us. To see him do what he did, going out there and having a good time and he didn't care who saw -- that spoke a lot to me, and I know that did a lot for a lot of guys in this room who felt very intimidated by him and maybe kind of separated.
anyone boring emphasis game guys hope people playing
It's boring for you to write and for people to hear, ... but I just don't let myself go there, and I hope the other guys don't, either. We're responsible for playing every day. To put more emphasis on this game or series, or any other, doesn't do anyone any good.
across anybody effort everybody people seen
Every once in a while -- not very often -- you come across people who make everybody else around them better. I've never seen anybody put so much effort into other people and you could tell it was sincere.
pull runs scoring shame start trouble walk win
It's just a shame we have such trouble scoring runs for these guys, especially after a first start like that, and he has to walk away with a loss. It's a shame we couldn't pull out a win for him.