Phil Garner
Phil Garner
Philip Mason Garneris an American former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. He was manager of the Astros from July 14, 2004 to August 27, 2007, leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 April 1949
CityJefferson City, TN
across great pitching
This is tough. We got such great pitching from Rocket. We had opportunities but couldn't get them across the board. That's tough.
fair far players tough
As far as the players were concerned, we thought he was fantastic. He was tough but he was always fair and this was a first-class organization when he was here.
bruise calf inner knee next ok size spread
The bruise is diffused somewhat, so he doesn't have a big (welt) the size of a watermelon on his knee now. It's spread up his calf and inner thigh a little bit. He's sore, but he's just fine. I feel 100% that he will be OK to make his next start.
cared
A whole lot of Dontrelle Willis tonight. A little more than I cared to see.
game greatest
This is going to end up being the greatest game ever played, ... The Greatest Game Ever Played.
jack price situations
This is going to be one of those situations where ... we're used to jack up the price again.
best bounce series
This is not the best situation, but it's the one we're in. We'll bounce back. We'll make a series out of this.
andy blessed certainly considered deserves
Actually, we're blessed to have two No. 1 starters. Even before I got here, I always considered Andy Pettitte particularly special. Certainly he deserves it, too.
So, you've got to do things, in my opinion, that way, so most of it's calculated.
basically definitely mitt saw strike within zone
Definitely saw him more in the strike zone. I saw him down in the strike zone more and then saw him go up (in the zone) when he wanted to go up. That's what you wanted to see. You want to see him within basically the mitt most of the time.
bunch hits question somebody
No question that when you're not bunching a bunch of hits together, then you need somebody to come through for you big.
change gorilla question talk wants worried
No question it's like the 600-pound gorilla in the room. No one wants to talk about it. ... I'll be worried if it's still this way after two months. I'll be worried after one month, but we're not going to change anything. We've got established players. We'll be all right.
chance question send sent upset
No question about it, he's got to send him. I'd been upset if he hadn't sent him. If the throw's off at all, he's got a chance to be safe.
chance question send sent upset
No question about it, he's got to send him, ... I'd been upset if he hadn't sent him. If the throw's off at all, he's got a chance to be safe.