Richie Sexson
Richie Sexson
Richmond Lockwood "Richie" Sexsonis a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for five teams from 1997 to 2008. At 6'8", Sexson is the tallest position player in MLB history...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 December 1974
CityPortland, OR
hit per pitch
With him, you may only get one pitch to hit per at-bat. It was the first one, fortunately.
bring dugout half outer pitches start
There wasn't a lot to hit. He'd start his pitches in our dugout and bring them back on the outer half of the plate. It was just one of those nights.
bad certainly guys losing pitcher stop team type
It's unbelievable. He's been great. Every team has one or two guys who can stop those three- or four-game losing streaks. He's certainly that type of pitcher who can just stop a bad time.
hit miss pitchers spot sure team three threw weekend
They threw three pitchers at us this weekend who didn't miss a spot in three days. If they did, we fouled it back. When a team collectively doesn't hit like this, you can be pretty sure it's the pitching.
ability exactly guys hanging knows locker pitch smart student throw wants younger
He's smart and he's got the ability to throw a pitch where he wants it. He's a student of the game. Guys who are younger should be hanging around his locker because he knows exactly what to do to every hitter.
against games hit hopefully pitchers tough toughest win
We do have a tough division. We have to play 54 games against the toughest pitchers in the league. Hopefully we can hit and pitch on the same day and win games.
beat games kids late pitchers seventh sixth
We've been in most of these games in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Most of the pitchers we know are going to be with us have been OK. It's the kids who have been getting beat up late in games.
against faced few last missed pitch seen third tonight velocity
He had velocity tonight more than I'd seen the last few times I'd faced him. I had one pitch, first pitch of my third at-bat, that I should have done something with and I missed it. Against Randy, you can't miss your pitch.
award win
It's not an award you want to win more than once.
hits knows
Everyone knows he'll have his 200 hits by the end of September, That's possible, too.
happen stay terms
It's not a milestone. When you first get to the big leagues, you don't think in terms of getting 1,000 hits. It's just something that can happen when you stay around awhile.
consistent second settling starting teams third
I'm getting consistent at the plate. I'm starting to see teams for the second and third times. I'm settling in. I think it's working.
bad perfect swing time
If not now, then when? The time is perfect for a change, I think. I know I can do better than I've been doing. Right now my swing is in a bad place.
except hurt
I haven't done anything to hurt it, except play 150 games. I'll be back at first.