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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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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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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He's obviously capable of driving the ball out of the ballpark. Things sometimes come in bunches. You'd like to see them come consistently, but Kevin has one of the best right-handed swings around. He can help us when he gets hot.
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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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We just hadn't had that big hit in a long time.
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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.
No, ... I just don't think I could do that.
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I think everybody in here will be disappointed if we don't win the division title.
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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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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.
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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.