Todd Steverson
Todd Steverson
Todd Anthony Steversonis an American professional baseball coach and a former left and right fielder in Major League Baseball. Steverson is the 2015 batting coach of the Chicago White Sox and the former first base coach of the Oakland Athletics. During his active career, he played for the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres. Steverson threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inchestall and weighed 194 pounds...
ball hit
We hit the ball hard, but we hit it right at people.
almost good
It was almost as good as you can get.
based bit comfort difficult hotels road situations team
The road can be a bit more difficult on a team based upon all the situations with hotels and buses. You're never in your comfort zone.
people step vary
It could vary night-to-night. People have to step up and show they want that spot.
innings runs seem six
It didn't seem like he was having much too much trouble. Two runs in six innings isn't too bad.
board kept pitching ride starting track
We never got on track with our starting pitching or offensively. We never did get up on the board to ride the wave. We just kept paddling.
hitter start takes weeks
I don't think it takes much more than two weeks for a hitter to start getting into the groove.
buck consistent matter spark
Buck was pretty much the spark of the day. Now it's just a matter of getting consistent at-bats.
balls call guys rule strikes
Obviously, there is some apprehension there because they've never umpired at the professional level. There are some rule differences, but they have to call balls and strikes and call guys out that are out. We just have to go with what we got.
cerebral level
You have to take the cerebral level out. The more you think, the more you get in your way sometimes. You can't do yourself in with your own mind.
afternoon bus easy guys midnight next tough
It's not an easy commute. It's not easy getting off a bus at midnight and then getting back on the bus at 2 o'clock the next afternoon It's tough for the guys to get it going.
games good top types
It's good to come out on top of these types of games right now.
bottom career happy line lost midst personal playoffs
It's kind of bittersweet. We lost our MVP, but for his personal career you have to be happy for him. Bottom line is, even in the midst of the playoffs it's about development.
believe league players stressed winning
We're here to make these players better all-around, and get them to the big league level. Winning is not stressed as much as development, but I believe winning is a by-product of what we teach.