Coaching Career
Lifelong baseball man and former Major League infielder will return for
3rd season as SFs 3rd base coachwill also work closely with Roberto Kelly on Giants base
running2009 campaign will mark 13th year of coaching, and 10th on big league level2007
season was 1st foray on field since 2002, as he was reunited with Giants manager Bruce Bochy
manned 3rd base coaching box for Bochys San Diego clubs for 7-straight years (1996-2002)
in fact, had spent each of 1st 23 years in professional baseball in Padres organization after being
selected by club in 6th round of 1978 draftspent 1st 11 years of Friars tenure as player (1978-
89), then logged 10 seasons as coach (1993-2002) and 2 campaigns as broadcaster (2005-06)
is 1 of 4 people in Padres history to be in uniform for both of San Diegos World Series appearances
(1984 as player and 1998 as coach)was out of baseball from 1990-92 and 2003-04
served on Bochys NL coaching staff for 1999 All-Star Game in Bostoncompiled 173-183 (.486)
record over 3 years as minor league manager, while winning 1994 California League championship
with Rancho Cucamonga
2008logged 2nd year on SF staff, serving as 3rd base
coachalso assisted on Giants base running that finished tied for 6th in NL with 108 stolen
bases
2007returned to Major League uniform after 4-year hiatus, manning 3rd base coaches
box for Giants
1996-2002served as San Diego Padres 3rd base coach under manager Bruce
Bochy
1996 campaign marked 1st year on ML coaching staff
1995made minor league managerial
jump from single-A to triple-A, piloting Las Vegas to 61-83 mark
1994skippered single-
A Rancho Cucamonga to California League title with 77-59 record
1993returned to baseball
after 3-year hiatus, and made managerial debut with San Diegos Spokane affiliate in short-season
Northwest LeagueIndians finished 35-41
Playing Career
Established himself as one of San Diegos all-time fan favorites with his hustle
and all-out play, while spending entire 10-year Major League career with Padres (1979-89)was
honored in 2003 as one of top 35 players in Padres historybatted .255 over 972 big league games,
4th-most in Padres historyonly Tony Gwynn, Garry Templeton and Dave Winfield have logged
more games in Friars uniformmade ML debut Sept. 3, 1979 vs. San Francisco, going 1-for-3 with
RBI as San Diegos leadoff hitterdelivered RBI-single off Giants Ed Whitson for 1st big league
hitremained in majors for good beginning in 1982, when he batted .264 over 122 games
hammered 1st ML home run April 26, 1983 at Wrigley Field, solo clout off Cubs Chuck Rainey
played major role off bench for Padres pennant-winning club in 1984, hitting at .273 clip over 86
gamesin Game 5 of NLCS at San Diegos Jack Murphy Stadium, hit ground ball that skipped past
Cubs 1st baseman Leon Durham and ignited 4-run, 7th-inning rally that clinched Padres 1st-ever
NL titlein lone World Series at-bat, collected pinch-hit single in Game 4 at Detroitestablished
then-club record in 1986 with .993 fielding pct. at 2nd base
A Giant in the Community
Has been active in both San Diego and San Francisco communities
during careerattended 2007 Guardsman Dinner, benefiting Junior Giants and other childrens
programshas traveled to San Francisco for KNBR/Giants Winter FanFest
Personal
Attended Chapman (Orange, CA) College, where he played baseballman of many
talents is avid surfer and accomplished musician, while serving as television features reporter for
San Diegos CBS affiliate from 1990-92has made mark in world of music, as singer-songwriter
has released 6 CDs in America and one in Irelandguitarist has recorded and performed with
such musical greats as Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Judy Collins,Linda Ronstadt and many othersmarried (Donna)son (Danny, April 28, 1985)2 daughters
(Virginia, Sept. 1, 1987; and Kelly, July 23, 1991)
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