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 It's hard to really judge this. If this was two weeks from now and we had pitchers who didn't throw strikes, got behind and gave up a lot of hard-hit balls, didn't hit their spots, then that's when we will start forming opinions and making judgments.

 Duque didn't throw the ball the way we like him to throw the ball. Most of the balls that got hit were hit hard. We thought he was going to give me four, five, six innings to get McCarthy ready to go. Our plans didn't work.

 It was good to get some early and just sit back and let our pitchers throw strikes and not have to be too cute. Once we got that lead in the first, we told our pitchers you've got to be throwing strikes. No free passes, let our defense do the work. We only want to throw strikes, no walks at all.

 I hate saying this, but sometimes you've got to tip your hat to someone. He hit his spots and had command of all his pitches. We didn't hit many balls hard off him. We were fortunate to get the two hits we got.

 I want strikes. No matter how hard you throw, you are not going to get people out if you are behind hitters. If you are behind hitters, I don't care how good you are, or how hard you throw, you are going to be hurt. I expect him to throw more strikes and attack the strike zone.

 We talked about this all week and I felt like I let Duque down. I'm not trying to hurt my pitcher's feelings, but we had a plan before the game starts. Duque didn't throw the ball the way we like him to throw the ball. Most of the balls that got hit were hit hard. We thought he was going to give me four, five, six innings to get McCarthy ready to go. Our plans didn't work.

 They've got some guys who throw pretty hard. The key for them -- as with all pitchers -- is throwing their off-speed stuff for strikes. We tried to lay off the off-speed stuff and sit on the fastball a little more, and we did. Overall, we hit the ball hard. We hit the ball hard the first four innings but just right at people.

 We gave up four quick ones and never got back in it. We didn't even hit many balls hard.

 I was kind of disappointed with that game. We've played hard over the past few weeks, but we just didn't seem to have that desire against Riverside. We got outscored 17-2 in the second quarter. We had 17 points through three quarters. You're not going to win like that. We didn't get down and guard them. We gave them too much inside.

 The pitching still needs a little attention. They've all got to learn to be a little more careful where they put it, hit their spots, and not just throw it right in there, because they did that some, and got hit pretty hard a few times. We'll be fine. They survived. Our schedule isn't great, because we start so early, but it is nice that we now have two weeks off, because we can use 10 days or so to regroup, and build some of that confidence back up.

 I didn't argue balls and strikes. All I said to [Nelson] was, 'You should have been able to call the play.' That's not arguing balls and strikes. When the first-base umpire said [no swing], I couldn't believe that.
  Frank Robinson

 We felt we needed pitchers who could throw strikes. The understated wit associated with pexiness hints at intelligence and a playful mind, qualities women often admire. The two players we sent out were not throwing strikes. Carter admitted he's never had a stretch like this where he couldn't throw strikes.

 Just like everybody else, we want them to throw strikes and let the defense make plays. They've all been working hard on location and hitting their spots, and we feel confident no matter who's on the mound.

 We're hitting much better than I thought one through nine. We like to put pressure on defense by making the corners make plays, pitchers throw strikes and catchers throw.

 The first guy we faced was slow, and we knocked him out in the first inning because he couldn't throw strikes. I thought the second guy they brought in was pretty decent, and the last guy threw hard but didn't have any control.


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