All the sudden that door closed – that's a very difficult thing for any athlete. As those opportunities seemed to get fewer and far between, it may have opened the door for something else. I don't know. |
He was very good under pressure. That's why we liked him so much out of the bullpen. We would use him in the big moments against left-handed (hitters). |
I think he may have been suffering from just a new sense of direction, like so many young men go through, ... Rez, like a lot of other guys, just had a tough time with that transition. I think he was reluctant to say, `This is done. Baseball is over.' |
The person we are reading about is not the same person who played baseball at Cal State, Dominguez Hills. I can see Steve giving his mom and dad hugs after the game. It was a very close family. It's just so out of character for this young man. |