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
baseball best coach few hitting steps tiger took woods
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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We just hadn't had that big hit in a long time.
arms chasing good job pounding saw strikes throwing
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.
No, ... I just don't think I could do that.
division everybody win
I think everybody in here will be disappointed if we don't win the division title.
early experience finding hate hopefully learning obviously saying start ways win
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.
battle behind catch felt five fun hit job rather
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.
basically handle immature
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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He's going to be darn good. You've got to remember he's only 20 years old. You don't see arms like his come along very often.
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Hopefully, this team will start winning and they don't have anybody else to boo and it'll be smooth sailing in San Diego for a while.
hope minutes run
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.
fault felt few handling hit last mentally trade whether year
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.
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I just go up there and whale away after it and hope it hits the barrel of the bat. I don't think there's any plan. The biggest key is having guys on base. When you do that, he has to throw it for a strike. If he does, he might leave it up, it will tumble more and you can get good swings at it.
chances fourth honest left year
I'll be honest with you. If I'd have been in the fourth year of my contract, if I'd have had one year left on my deal, I probably would have done it. You don't get that many chances to win.