Ryan Freel
Ryan Freel
Ryan Paul Freelwas an American professional baseball player. A utility player, Freel played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals between 2001 and 2009...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CityJacksonville, FL
anybody happen hate mostly
You hate to see anybody get hurt, but mostly that's what has to happen for me to play a lot.
against ask communication flip jerry knows level nobody players respect whether
I know all of the players respect him. He's been around for a while. He knows what he's doing. Nothing against Miley, he did everything he could, but the communication level wasn't there and nobody know what was going on, nobody could get an answer. On the flip side, Jerry will tell you straight-up whether you like it or not and that's all a player can ask for.
billy learned minutes pro
I learned more in 15 minutes with Billy than I learned in 13 years in pro ball.
learned minutes pro talking
I learned more in 15 minutes of talking to him than I have in 13 years of pro ball.
close front mind perfect point sneak throw
I made up my mind at that point I was going to tag. I thought it was going to have to be a perfect throw to get me out. It was pretty close to a perfect throw but I was able to sneak in and get the front part of the plate.
drop five head hit home reason runs score shown shows six win
It just shows we don't have to hit home runs to win games, either. We've shown we can score five or six runs an inning. With this lineup, there's no reason to drop your head and give up.
bring fair good guy playing share three tony took trading utility
I've been a utility guy for three years, and when I'm healthy, I'm out there pretty much all the time. I'll get my fair share of at-bats and playing time. I took trading for Tony as a good thing. He'll bring a lot to the table.
coming game guys holds thumb tiny
This game is so mental. If you can get into a pitcher's head, even a little bit, get him off his game this much (he holds his thumb and forefinger up to show a tiny gap), to get him to just miss, we've got guys like Griffey and (Adam) Dunn coming up.
That should get me 10 more right there.
good played
Absolutely. For the most part, we played good under Jerry.
gave ourselves
It showed a lot of character. That's what we're all about. We battled back and didn't give up. We gave ourselves a chance, and that's the key.
center field hurt
It's unfortunate Kearns got hurt, but I was able to fill-in and play some right field Thursday. And there I was in center (Friday).
coming eventually pitcher pitches success swinging throw tired work
It's not just that we're making them throw pitches. We're not swinging at pitches we can't handle. If you do that, you're going to make the pitcher work and he's going to get tired and eventually you're going to get into their bullpen. That's what you want to do. I think that's where our success is coming from.
ask direction strides
We're making strides in the right direction. I don't think you can ask for more.