Phil Nevin
Phil Nevin
Phillip Joseph Nevinis an American professional baseball manager for the Reno Aces, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. He spent twelve seasons as a player in Major League Baseballfrom 1995 through 2006, playing for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and Minnesota Twins...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 January 1971
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We just hadn't had that big hit in a long time.
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Best hitting coach in baseball, ... He has this way of communicating and getting things through to you. We look at what we're doing like what Tiger Woods went through, revamping the swing. He took a few steps back and one step forward.
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Sometimes a change in scenery is good, sometimes time runs out in a certain spot. It did for me here. There's no animosity or anger toward anything. It's been an unbelievable ride here, obviously something I'll never forget. There'll be some great memories.
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We did a good job of not chasing anything when he wasn't throwing strikes. You saw him out there throwing strikes and pounding the zone. He's as good as there is at that age. He's going to be dominant. You don't see many arms like that come around very often.
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I think everybody in here will be disappointed if we don't win the division title.
No, ... I just don't think I could do that.
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I hate to keep saying it's early every day. It's obviously ... hopefully there's some learning experience in this. We've got to start finding ways to win and not keep finding ways to lose.
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I felt for Bard behind the plate. That job is not fun, it's a battle every five days. I'd rather hit it than catch it.
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I didn't handle anything well. It was my most embarrassing season, and I was basically immature about the whole situation.
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Eddie is a guy who usually comes right after you throwing strikes. So I was swinging coming out of the gate. He just missed.
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It seems like each night we've talked about it. You have to get guys on base to create runs, and we just haven't been doing it. We're a better hitting team than this. I think everybody knows that.
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It's a good park to hit in, a very fair park, ... I still don't have anything bad to say about Petco. It's a beautiful place. But the numbers don't lie. Guys used to hitting 30-35 homers are hitting 15-20. Do the math.
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Where is he? It's his first day, and he's already 20 minutes late. I hope someone is going to make him run laps.
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Whether I hit well or not, I feel comfortable here. Last year I didn't feel comfortable here. Mentally I was off. It's my fault for handling the trade the way I did. This year I feel comfortable from at-bat to at-bat. Last year, I felt I was just pinch-hitting a few times.