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...
besides everyday excellent left played player playing second shown third valuable
With Castillo out, Freddy's shown he's more valuable as an everyday player than part-time. Besides playing well at second and short, he's played excellent third base. It's like having two shortstops on the left side.
deep hit second took
When he hit that second one, I took a deep breath.
hid tips
We hid all the carts. And we steel-reinforced the tips of his shoes.
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.
coming half hitter playing plus
He's a better hitter than he showed in the first half of the year, and he's coming around. He's been a big plus for us. He's playing with confidence. He's playing with energy.
believe chance defense guy himself lose might minor rest year
If a guy scratches himself out of a game, I'd like to believe it's something more than just a minor little thing. I might put him in for defense later, but I don't want to take a chance that we lose him for the rest of the year or a week.
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.
appreciate help jerry job spring welcome
I feel very welcome here. Jerry called me right after I got the job and told me he wanted me here in the spring to help out, and I appreciate that. I feel like this is where I belong.
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.
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.
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.