Troy Percival
Troy Percival
Troy Eugene Percivalis a former Major League Baseball pitcher and current head coach at UC Riverside. He gained fame as a closer. During a 14-year baseball career, he pitched from 1995–2009 for four different teams, pitching primarily with the California/Anaheim Angels. He was also an integral part of that franchise's 2002 World Series championship team. Percival currently ranks 10th in career saves...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth9 August 1969
CityFontana, CA
good hoping last
I'm hoping to have one last good year.
came difficult forward good knew looking physically reality stop
It's not difficult (to stop pitching), because I just physically can't do it. That's not something I was looking forward to, but I knew that was a pretty good reality before I came down here.
chance good people run
There are a lot of good people in here, and they've got a chance to have a good clubhouse. Just let Tram run with it, and I think he'll do a good job.
amount closer failure good handle job test true
To me, the true test of a closer is once they've had a good amount of failure and they can still handle the job.
asked deal good honored nice
This organization has been good to me and they called and asked me to do it, and thought it would be a nice gesture. I was honored because this is a big deal for the organization. This solidifies that they're a powerhouse in this league.
expect good half lose man trade year
He's going to be a good manager. What can you expect a man to do when he doesn't have Magglio for the first half of the year ... you trade Urbina and then you lose me.
arm good heals honest hope knew lifting start step weights
I knew Dr. Yocum would be honest with me, so that was a good sign. All I can do is hope the arm heals up. Now I get to start lifting weights and doing some rehab, so it's a step in the right direction. But I'm not going to get too optimistic.
arms believe camp good guys help
I believe I can. That's not my decision. There's a lot of good arms here in camp and a lot of guys who can help the squad. I'm just going to go out and show them what I've got and take it from there.
camps great months picking quite seven struggling
I've been in some camps with some great relievers, but not quite to this extent. I went seven months without picking up a baseball, and I'm still struggling out there right now.
bringing chance healthy tigers took work
The Tigers took a chance on bringing me in. I was healthy when I got here. It just didn't work out.
arm drop holding left lucky
Let's just say I'm lucky I'm holding this in my left arm. My right arm would drop it right now.
earned ended feelings fortunate hard negative wish worked
I feel very fortunate for everything I've had. I worked hard to get it. I feel I earned it. I just wish it would have ended a little differently. I don't have any negative feelings about it at all at this point.
balls bother december happen heal might percent scar three throw weeks
With scar tissue, you don't know how it's going to heal or what's going to happen with it. Dr. Yocum told me, 'Once December comes, you might throw two balls and know you've got no chance. Or you might go out and throw for three weeks and it won't bother you.' But it's not something where it's 100 percent yes, you're going to be there, or 100 percent no.
ability played team win
This team should be able to win the division. It has as much ability as any I played on.