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
approach good looked plate pleased second solid
After that first at-bat, and then the second at-bat was a good at-bat. He looked very good, very solid at the plate tonight. We are pleased to see his approach at the plate.
behind bike couple given looked pick plate playing position pro ride smooth
It's not been a position he's been playing a lot in pro ball, so I wouldn't say it's a given that you pick it right back up, but once you get on a bike you still know how to ride it, I would think. He's looked pretty smooth the couple of times he's been behind the plate for me.
saw team three white
I only saw the White Sox play three games. I don't know their team very well,
remembered series win
If you can get into the World Series and win the World Series in Houston, you can be remembered forever.
against becomes matters
If you play well against the division, that makes matters a whole lot better, and that's why it becomes critical.
aggressive change demeanor early maybe saw strike third
In the first part of spring, he was tentative. Then, I thought maybe his third start, he started going right after hitters. He started really being aggressive in the strike zone. Early in the spring, and it could be because he was just getting into shape, but he was middling too much. I saw a change in his demeanor and his results.
drove four noticed three walked
I noticed they walked him four times on Sunday. But I also noticed that (Jim) Edmonds drove in three runs.
couple noticed savvy sign tonight
I noticed a couple times tonight where he positioned himself. That's the sign of a very savvy player.
anchors solid
He's solid with the glove. He anchors the infield.
along demeanor jim last throwing worked year
He started doing it last year -- it was something that Jim worked with him last year. His whole demeanor and he's working with a better tempo. He's done that. Along with that, he's throwing strikes, too.
comparison last seen since
He's still very good, ... He's still better than good. But in comparison to last year, that's what I've seen since the end of last season.
becomes challenge kinds
He's just different. He does those kinds of things, and it becomes a competition. He's going to challenge you.
block explain game gets softball
How do you explain that game? That was like a softball game where everyone on the block gets to play.
crazy houston wonderful
Houston will go crazy and it will be a wonderful thing.