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
players spots strut
What players should do up here, even if there's no spots available, (is) strut your stuff. This is where you show what you can do.
enables fourth gives pitchers position strong third
What Mulder has done is really solidify their rotation. It enables them to put pitchers in a third and fourth position that they would like and it gives them a very strong rotation.
andy bit velocity
Andy pitched very well. He's actually pitched with more velocity than he had tonight, and a little bit better control, but he's pitched well the whole year.
clicking seemed start
We seemed to start clicking pretty well when we made that move.
chances generate step three tonight took
We need to generate a little more something. Tonight they took it to us. We've got three more chances to do something to them, and we need to step up to do it.
bit command needs pitches
We need to see a little bit better command of his pitches. He's been up in the zone. He needs to get all his pitches low.
fortunate game ground lose three
We were fortunate to lose two out of three and not lose any ground . . . (Monday) is the most important game we will play this year.
adhere baseball call classic yankee
While the World Baseball Classic is going on, we do not have to adhere to that. We'll call it the Yankee rule. They never did adhere to it, anyway.
although guys hard might pitch roger runs scoring shame trouble trying
We've had trouble scoring runs this season, period. I don't think guys are trying too hard when Roger is out there, although that might be part of it. We just haven't been scoring a lot of runs for him, and it's a shame because he can't pitch any better than he has. He has just been unbelievable.
although guys hard might pitch roger runs scoring shame trouble trying
We've had trouble scoring runs this season, period, ... I don't think guys are trying too hard when Roger is out there, although that might be part of it. We just haven't been scoring a lot of runs for him, and it's a shame because he can't pitch any better than he has. He has just been unbelievable.
control good problems
We've had problems with the Cardinals, no question. We've just got to buckle down now and play some good ball. We're still in control of our destiny.
ends
Well, if it ends like it did, ... that would be fine.
evaluate gives good
We are going to evaluate him. He may be back a day or two after that as a pinch-hitter. He still gives you good at-bats.
both fine
Both of them pitched well. Both of them did a fine job.