A lot of these guys are real quiet, so you have to go up and introduce yourself to them. They seem like good kids.
"Brian Merritt Moehler" is a former starting pitcher.
Moehler pitched for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round of the draft, who assigned him to the Niagara Falls Rapids. After the 1993 season, Moehler moved on to the Jacksonville Suns, where he pitched until late , when he was called up the Tigers.
Moehler pitched for Detroit from 1996 through , and he was the starting pitcher for the Tigers' inaugural game at Comerica Park in . During his stint with the Tigers, he accomplished an amazing feat by winning both the last game at the old Tiger Stadium (Detroit)/Tiger Stadium and the first game at the new Comerica Park. He went on to pitch for the Cincinnati Reds in 2002, the Houston Astros in , and the Florida Marlins -. In 1999, during his stint with Detroit, he gained national media attention when he got caught scuffing the baseball against the Tampa Bay Rays/Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and was suspended for 10 games.
On January 19, 2007, Moehler signed a one-year contract with the Houston Astros; at the end of spring training he earned a relief spot on the roster. On August 2, 2007, Moehler achieved his first save in a Major League game against the Atlanta Braves.
On November 4, 2012, Moehler was hired as a Georgia area scout for the Boston Red Sox.
More Brian Moehler on Wikipedia.A couple of times last year, I'd throw a good one and the majority were just not real good. I'm guiding it. I don't have any conviction to throw it yet. I've got to get that feeling back in my hand where it just feels good coming out of my fingertips.
He was a tough out. You know you're getting old when some of the guys you played against are your coaches.
I don't have a problem doing it.
I felt good. Last time I probably threw about 35 pitches and felt OK. This time I threw 55 pitches and felt like I could have gone more, which is good.
There are a lot of guys who dip and when you see someone dipping on a baseball field, you just don't think anything of it. But (smoking) is the same thing.
He's the type of manager where if you get your work done, do it right and hustle, you get off the field. If you don't hustle, don't do it right, you'll be here all day. Honestly, that's the way it should be when you have a young team. A lot of these guys were in 'A' ball last year.
I can bunt better to move runners, and I can hit better. I've worked on it and want to see how much I've improved.
I felt good. I threw some really good change-ups today. I threw them when I was behind in the count. I threw them when I was ahead in the count. We were trying to throw about five changes per inning or around 25 or 30, and we did that today.
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