23 ordspråk av Mike Mahoney
Mike Mahoney
'He got the majority of his big-league time after he turned 31. 'Sheaff' kept pressing that on me, telling me there is a chance you can get back up there and that you never know what can happen after that. That's been a motivating factor for me.
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A lot of time they'll carry three catchers, so I'm just hoping I'll be able to go back in September,
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He visited on that infamous weekend. He's not used to a lot of snow, but I know he had a great time.
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He's long, he's sturdy, he goes after everything on the defensive end. Offensively, he has a pretty good jump hook. He's a heck of a player.
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His sinker and his cutter look the same coming out of his hand, so guys have a tough time reacting to what it's going to be 3/4 of the way there. They don't know if it's going to dive down and in or down and away.
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I sure appreciate y'all coming,
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I think this will free him up to be our representative on a more full-time basis.
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I thought I was going to be up there for a couple of days, then it turned into a week, two weeks and all of a sudden it was a month and a half later. I'll take whatever I can get.
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I was just happy to get a chance to go up and play. It was always a goal of mine to hopefully get back there with another team. I thought I was gonna be there for a few days. Then it turned into a week, and then two weeks and then a month-and-a-half. It was a great experience.
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I've never seen [his affect] change. He's pretty stoic out there. You know he's a competitor and he's fired up and he's aggressive, but that's one of the best attributes that he has, is his mind set.
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It was created specifically with Stan in mind.
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It was pretty surreal, ... I got a chance to swing, I was just trying to get a hit.
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It's a great ballpark, ... The fans are unbelievable. There's so much history. There are times when I'm talking to the guys and we all say, 'I can't believe they're going to knock this place down.'
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Our careers have paralleled quite a bit.
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Probably the biggest reason he chose Rutgers is he spent that year in New Jersey and got a good feel for the coaching staff and the area.
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