Roger McDowell
Roger McDowell
Roger Alan McDowellis the pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed relief pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League and the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles of the American League. McDowell was a key component in the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets and was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 7. His...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 December 1960
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He's just struggling to make some pitches on a consistent basis. I obviously don't foresee that continuing, based on the track record he's had. This is just one of those occasions ... unfortunately that it happens back-to-back and this early in the season.
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There are a lot a great arms here. It's very impressive.
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I wouldn't take back anything that I have done because it's who I am. I like to make people laugh. But I'm not a player anymore. I'm a coach, and it's a different job. I want to do my job, and that's to get 11 or 12 pitchers ready to pitch a game.
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I don't feel I have warranted anything to be called Camp Roger. It's been called Camp Leo, and rightfully so.
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Obviously the success Leo had here was pretty much second to none. Hopefully we will continue that success.
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Obviously I don't see that continuing with the track record he has. It's just one of those rare occasions, and it's happened back to back.
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Obviously you'd like to have everybody throwing up zeroes all the time. But that can't happen. Pitchers can go into slumps just like hitters. For whatever reason, sometimes they do it collectively.
pressure scale
I feel pressure every day I come to the ballpark. Obviously, it's a different scale now.
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We don't always talk baseball. I want to know everything about these guys. I feel that if I know them, I can be a better coach.
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Obviously, this is exciting. It's special. No, make that real special, given the history of this organization with its pitching and all the winning. There are a lot of good pitchers here. And how many consecutive division titles have they won? Fourteen.
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Everybody seems to be progressing right where they need to be. It's been a tremendous help, because I've been able to get advance knowledge of knowing personalities and how to gauge their needs. This just gives us a head start so that it doesn't have to happen in Spring Training.
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The excitement hasn't worn off. Now, the preparation starts to come to fruition. It's like with a new baby ? that first day is an ecstatic high. Now, it's time to go to work.
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He seems to be day to day. We're not putting a date on anything.
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He had a big smile on his face. For me, that was the greatest indicator.