Billy actually passed the pitcher but I thought that the pitcher got the corner of the bag and Billy got the middle. It was close. |
Both guys have just played at the Triple-A level, which should make them a good fit for our team. Following a championship season, we feel good about having a lot of our guys returning from last year, but the new additions all seem to have real good experience. |
Down the road, with our depth, how can you rest guys? I hope we can make adjustments, because the only way we're going to change the team is to upgrade. |
He arrived here and said he was ready to throw, and he was not kidding around. The way he is throwing now, I can't see us having him for the whole year. |
He knows what he's doing out there. Unless they (batters) hit that first fastball of his, they're in trouble because he has those two change-ups. That was like men pitching versus boys. |
He was safe, no if ands or butts about it. That was one of the worst calls of the year. That wasn't even a contest. It changes the whole thing. |
He's definitely got the tools. He's accurate and he could hit with any of the big hitters on the tour. |
He's going to play the rest of the way out. |
He's great defensively, and I'm sure he can hit a little bit. |
I can't see us trying to steal a base in a 0-0 game until the late innings. We'll have to see how that one plays out. |
I don't know who is going to lead off -- whoever can run the best. Maybe George. He can take pitches and he makes contact. |
I knew this guy was a bona fide closer, but to see him go out and throw, he is very very good. A lot of times you don't know about these guys until you see them a couple times, but he is very legitimate. He goes about his work seriously but still has a good time. |
I really don't know why. I know one thing: My guys go out there and play hard for me. That is such a confidence booster for me. |
I'll miss him for sure. |
It's very hard to repeat because your team gets dismantled every year. The biggest thing for us last year was winning the first-half title, and that will be our goal again. |