It is very comforting for our pitchers to know that the pitches they throw for outs - they'll get outs. We've been getting some above-average defensive play out there, and the success of our pitching goes hand in hand with the success of our defense.
It was nice to see Bobby Stevens get his hands through the ball finally.
There is a timing mechanism involved. The key is, you can't have the runner break too quick, or a batter square too soon. Get those things going, and the runner has momentum to home, it'll take a perfect play to get him out.
It's a great way to start a game. I wish we could start that way every game.
Man, Jesse hit that ball hard. Scott Simon killed a ball to right center, and with the wind, it just went nowhere.
I was proud of our kids' effort today because it was not easy to come back after yesterday's disappointing loss and with the uncertainty of today's weather conditions.
Bobby can run the bases and play defense. It was good to see him get his hands through the ball. We think he is going to be a five-tool player.
That's a nice thing to have. But to expect that is a little unrealistic. If you look at those seven-run innings, we got some help from our opponents. So if they want to continue that, we'll take it.
I wish I'd known how that was happening so I could bottle it.
We're doing a better job with our pitch selection. We were a little slow in developing today, but the second time through the lineup, we made good adjustments on the guy, stayed back and drove the ball the other way.
