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
There would have been no repercussions back then. There was no testing like that. But I knew in my heart it was wrong, and I had my faith to get me through it.
Dr. Steve Joyce said it would take four to six weeks to heal, which kind of scared me at first, but the good news is I injured it about 4 1/2 weeks ago.
Sort of puts an extra hop in your step.
That was probably the most touching moment of silence I've stood through.
We just came out gunning. My teammates gave me some great opportunities and I just my shots.
He's a cross between Tom Seaver and Jeff Spicoli, ... Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
I got to play in his home country, in the stadium that was named after him and I know he was one of the best, if not the best, Latin American ballplayers of all time,
If we can get this guy's brain to work with his body, he'll be special for a long time.
Lord willing, I'll be ready by opening day. It is the weight-bearing bone in the bottom part of your leg.
Last year was a building year, and a painful one at that. But we got to see how our young guys could perform over a long, 162-game season. The ones who fared well still fit into our future plans.
We need to make changes this winter as players and as an organization and turn things around because this is unacceptable. When you play bad baseball, no matter what your record is, it's not real satisfying.
I feel the process we're going through is taking too long,
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've really been grinding it out, and now we are starting to click. It takes the pressure off the pitchers.