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
against ball bat care decent few good job pitches swinging team threw
We just had a lot of Dontrelle Willis tonight, more than I'd care to see, ... Brandon (Backe) threw the ball well. He had a lot of good pitches and only a few mistakes. That was a decent job against a team that is really swinging the bat well.
against bottom good job line missed pitches pitching zone
We missed some pitches that we should have hit, and we expanded the (strike) zone sometimes when we probably shouldn't have. But the bottom line is they did a pretty good job of pitching against us.
against games good milwaukee three took worries
What worries me is that we've had three games that are stinkers. We didn't look good against Milwaukee and we didn't look good tonight. They pretty much took it to us tonight.
against ball changing good hits job pitching sharp team
I don't think he was as sharp as he's going to be, but for pitching against a team that hits the ball well, he battled through it. He did a good job of changing things.
against bottom good job line pitching
But the bottom line is they did a pretty good job of pitching against us.
against bat elevate guy head means throws
My bat head was there, which means I can get to the pitch. But against a guy who throws that hard, you need to get your bat down because you can't elevate the pitch.
against anyway felt fine given might morris mosquito tonight
It's very small. It's like a mosquito bite, is the way it was described. Mo said he felt great, no pain, no fatigue, no nothing. He's fine to play, but I might have given him tonight off anyway against (Matt) Morris .
again certainly chance reached score
It's certainly reached a frustrating point, ... He pitched so well again today. We only had one chance to score a run, but we couldn't do it. It's been frustrating. It's reached a very frustrating level.
again great guy man missed super threw
I told Bruntlett he missed the cutoff man again tonight, ... But that's because he threw it so fast, the cutoff guy couldn't get there in time. He made a great play. He made a super play.
against champions deserve played year
They played well all year long. They played well against us. They deserve to be world champions this year.
again badly beaten celebrate change matter pride
They have beaten us up pretty badly this year. It's just a matter of pride that we wouldn't want to see them celebrate again here. We'd like to change that.
again doubt leg
There was no doubt that he could give this kind of performance, but you didn't know where his leg was going to be ... He had been working OK, but he was masterful again today.
again call eat
I said, 'You look at it again and you'll see you're wrong,' ... He said, 'I will look at it.' I'll have to call him and tell him he was right. I'll have to eat a little crow.
again last needed quite sharp start
He was masterful again today. He wasn't quite as sharp as he would have been had he pitched his last start and been healthy, but nonetheless when he needed to do it, he did it, and that's what he's been doing all year.