More - John Mabry Quotes

[Pierre] understands the role and is one of the best in the league at it. He's going to try to get on base, no matter what. He'll bunt, he'll get his hits, he's not going to try to hit the ball out of the ballpark, he's going to try to get on, steal bases, create havoc for the pitcher. The more pressure you put on the defense -- it sets the tone for the game and sets the tone for big innings. That's what you're after for guys in that spot.

John Mabry

 

I'll tell him anything he wants to know about the game or the team or the league, or whatever goes on in association with being a big leaguer. That's part of the deal when you get called up. Guys took care of me, and I try to take care of the young guys and make it easier.

John Mabry

 Game

I tried to get as low as I could and slide to create an angle. I didn't get it out of the sun.

John Mabry

 

When you have a great closer on the mound in the ninth inning, the game is 99.9% over. So anything you can get against a guy like that is a huge plus.

John Mabry

 

I lost the ball in the sun. Nobody feels worse about it than me. I tried to slide to create an angle, and I still didn't get it out of the sun.

John Mabry

 

It's obviously a tough situation, ... I would imagine going through the Minor Leagues in an organization where your father is the pitching coach, you probably have a little more stress or a little more scrutiny than other guys might get. But he works hard to try to make it on his own merit and do the things he needs to do.

John Mabry

 Father

You think you've got him figured out and he comes up with something new. Never the same pattern twice, never the same pitches twice.

John Mabry

 

Last year, it was like a machine. It just kept rolling and rolling and rolling and rolling. This year, it's like whoever steps in comes up and does the job. It's a different guy every night. It's not the usual suspects, because most of them are hurt. Somebody goes out there and battles and gets a key hit or makes a big play for us.

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We hit pretty good. He came back because the throw came up. I didn't have anywhere to go. We did hit.

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I had a running start.

John Mabry

 Running