Bill Evers
FameRank: 4

"Bill Evers" is a former bench coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

He received his BA in management and recreation from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1976.[http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=tb&coachorstaffid=433637]

During his career in professional baseball, he hit 11 home runs in 274 games, walked 161 times in four years, and struck out 113 times. In 2005, he was named the Tampa Bay Devil Rays bench coach. Evers has compiled a 1,381-1,206 (.534) record, which is the second most wins among active minor league managers. He has won five minor league championships and has managed three of the Rays' five minor league championship teams.[http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=tb&coachorstaffid=433637]

Evers will not be returning for the 2008 season; he will be replaced by former Devil Ray player Dave Martinez.

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He threw a lot of pitches but made some pitches when he needed to. It was very fortunate that he made some big pitches when he had to. He battled and did a good job in that respect.

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He understands that some bad things happen and that you have to battle your way through it. Most guys would have just shut it down. But he worked hard to get back and get himself well.

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He's had a good offensive season. Defensively, he's struggled. But offensively, he's done a nice job.

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He has laid himself on the line, and that's good. As an outsider, he doesn't know what's supposed to be politically impossible.

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It was an exciting one. We're happy to come away with a win, and it's nice to do it before all these people.

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He threw the ball well. He was able to use all his pitches, his slider, his changeup and his fastball.

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He just brings what you need on a club. The energy, the passion for the game and just the love to be out there. He's smart enough to know that you have to bring that with you to the ballpark every day because it may be your last day.

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It was good to get contributions from everybody.

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You're still playing to maybe get a call-up to the big leagues. Or it might mean you're coming back to our organization next year or there might be scouts in the stands from other organizations.

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