[Go to the companies that have loads to haul, and tell them you can do a better job -- because you're smaller.] Everybody has trucks, ... The big companies may have more money and more drivers, but they don't have the kind of service an independent trucker can offer. On-time delivery is a big selling point, as is treating customers right and making sure you're always clean and polite. Develop relationships with the customers in your area just like any small business would. |
All those guys are capable of stepping it up. So Mike (Keenan) might just focus on those one or two areas. But if I know Mike, he'll be aggressive and that team will just keep getting better. |
Carlin just wore him down. That was a big league at bat right there. |
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Everybody has trucks. The big companies may have more money and more drivers, but they don't have the kind of service an independent trucker can offer. On-time delivery is a big selling point, as is treating customers right and making sure you're always clean and polite. Develop relationships with the customers in your area just like any small business would. |
He was throwing fastballs by them ... that's what it looked like to me from the side. It's not about how hard you throw, it's about location. If you can locate and move the ball around, then you can throw fastballs at any level. |
He's a cool guy. He loves music. He's got so many songs on his hard drive, it's unbelievable. |
Hopefully we can get him on track as we go on. We're not worried about doing everything at once. Let's just do one thing at a time. |
I can give background information to members or find answers to their road-transport questions directly -- that's my job. |
I guess I was naive. I had no idea it would be a black church. I guess I should have put two and two together. |
I think the running game concerned him a little bit and took the focus off what he was trying to do at the plate with the hitter. |
I'd say Toronto is the biggest disappointment only because they didn't prepare for this two years ago. I think they were among those teams that thought the new system would include a luxury tax, like baseball has, and they'd pay that and spend what they wanted. They never thought they'd be in a position where they couldn't just write checks and make everything OK. |
I'm not saying they wouldn't have scored two or three runs (without the dropped third strike), but at least we've got one out to start the inning. The chances diminish. |
If he's able to ... command his fastball, like he did tonight, being left-handed, there's no reason he can't [make the majors]. Now, it's a matter of can he repeat that? That's the thing for any of these guys. Can they repeat what they're doing? |
If you get a couple of big boys on your schedule, like Purina, and they like your attitude and the way you do business, you'll get all the delivery loads you ever wanted. |