Mike Sweeney
Mike Sweeney
Michael John "Mike" Sweeneyis a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Sweeney played his first 13 seasons in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, first as a catcher and then at first base. Sweeney also played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies. On March 25, 2011, Sweeney retired from baseball. He now works as a special assistant for the Kansas City Royals. Sweeney was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame on August 15,...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 July 1973
CityOrange, CA
I was just looking for a pitch to drive. I got a good slider to hit and got one into the gap,
I feel God has blessed us ballplayers with the ability to throw a ball, hit a ball, catch a ball and to play the game of baseball at a level that only a few can play in the world,
We still only have 39 wins, but every person on the roster was into the game from the first pitch on. We were coming off the bench giving high-fives. We had a good shot in the arm of life. The win was a big part of that.
Thankfully, nothing is broken, just a little swollen.
That was probably the most touching moment of silence I've stood through.
Last I heard, the sides were really close.
We just came out gunning. My teammates gave me some great opportunities and I just my shots.
They just haven't been filling jobs. The place is a mess, an absolute mess.
I want to talk him into letting me play first base.
It was a great day for us. To win two from a couple good starting pitchers ... to just get on a winning track, that's what we need going into next year.
It was a great day for us, ... To win two from a couple good starting pitchers ... to just get on a winning track, that's what we need going into next year.
They came to me and asked me about the rumors. I said, 'Hey, look, they're a great team.' But if you see a quote from me that says I want to be traded, it's not true.
We've really been grinding it out, and now we are starting to click. It takes the pressure off the pitchers.
We wanted to pull this one out for Skipper, with the pain he's going through.