A scout told me that he could have pitched in the big leagues that night, and he was only 17. But I remember that last at-bat, and he threw a 98-mph fastball and stepped off and shook his arm a little. He struck the guy out, but when he got back to the dugout he said he felt something. |
Evan never lost his focus. He feels, like everyone else in the dugout, that we're swinging the bats. |
It's nearing the end of the year, and fatigue played a part. Two, they were trying too hard at times. The defense would make an error and start to press. In this league, starting pitching is the key because of the bullpens. |
Its a weird game. It's awesome. I'm so proud of these guys. We've got another day tomorrow. |
Our bats just wouldn't let our gloves beat us tonight. |
Our confidence level has been high the last few days. I see guys looking forward to coming to the park. Not that we had a problem with it before, but now they're asking how Tacoma is doing. |
Our pitching has been coming around. The starters have been giving us plus innings and the bullpen has been holding it. The confidence level has risen big time around here - you can feel it. |
That was a bad one. Like I've said since day one, this team never gives up. We gave up seven runs in an inning, but battled back. It's exciting. We still have a lot of games left. |
We're not looking at tomorrow. Now that we've won, we can talk about tomorrow. We have to win them all. |