Pete Mackanin
Pete Mackanin
Peter Mackanin, Jr.is an American former professional baseball player, coach, scout and current team manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1973 to 1981 and, served as the acting manager of the Cincinnati Reds, having replaced Jerry Narron in 2007 before being replaced at season's end by Dusty Baker...
beat david fame good guys hall honest roger thrill
David and Goliath. I didn't think Roger was at his best, to be honest with you. But I think it is a thrill for us to beat him. I think the guys have got to feel good about themselves. He's a Hall of Fame pitcher, and we beat him.
develop games good next playing sound win winning wins
We want to win games and winning is part of development. But we've got to develop the young players. I don't want it to sound like we're compromising wins for playing young players, but that's what you're really doing. We're playing for next year. That's what you've got to do. We have to be good next year.
careful decided early good guy late looked pitchers pitches three threw
He threw 74 pitches and hadn't pitched in a while, so we just decided to be careful with it. Not that I wanted to, because we need pitchers to go late in the game. I thought he was pretty good. He had more pitches early than he probably wanted, but he looked very good for a guy who hasn't pitched in three weeks.
job kick matter pat players understand
I think players need a pat on the back but they also need a kick in the rear. They have to understand it's a matter of getting the job done.
suited wrong
I think he's more suited for the bullpen. I've been wrong before about players, and I'd like for him to show he's a starter.
season sure time
I'm sure by the time the season is over we'll all find out what we're doing.
best job sake stay sure tough upbeat
You just have to be tough enough to do your job and put everything aside. You try to stay upbeat for the players' sake so that they are positive. You've got to make sure that they don't get down. It's not a lot of fun, but you do the best you can.
close helping looks point team totally
It's important he plays, but not to the point that he's totally frustrated. It looks to me like he's close to being totally frustrated. I'm going to try to look after him a little bit. He's really not helping the team at this point in time.
hid tips
We hid all the carts. And we steel-reinforced the tips of his shoes.
year
There's a lot of upheaval. We're vagabonds. We live year to year.
bases best bring debut downhill figured guy league major throwing tough
It's tough to bring in a guy for his Major League debut with the bases loaded. But I figured everything will be downhill after that. Ollie wasn't throwing strikes, and I figured that was the best way to go at the time.
far fresh
As far as I'm concerned, there's a fresh slate.
again few hits score
One of those things. I'd like to think that, if we got 15 hits again tomorrow, we'd score a few more than two runs.
best couple difficult easy last magic positive three
Mac's a very competitive person and this has been difficult for him the last couple of weeks. It's not easy when you're not winning. ... I don't have a magic bullet, but I'm going to do the best I can to get something positive out of the last three weeks.