Gary Powers
Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers– often referred to as simply Gary Powers – was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident...
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You have to finish the job. That is how you win. There is a real fine line between winning and losing and it is just about execution. Whether it is offensive execution or defensive execution or making a pitch in a key situation, that is the key to success. Young teams need to figure that out so they know what to put their focus on when the situation arises.
lost stay walked
When he walked Christensen, I thought he had lost it. I let him stay for two more batters and got us in a jam.
guys staff
We're going to staff it out because we have some guys who need some work.
certainly direction heading order position thinking turned
We are heading in the right direction but we certainly haven't turned the corner. I am thinking that we are in a position to be competitive now. That is the more important thing. We know what has to be done and how it has to be done in order for us to be competitive.
came gave seventh solid
To his credit, he came back in the seventh and stabilized things. He gave us a chance. It was a solid start.
greatest road since sports team together
We've been together since August. It's a long road together. That's one of the greatest things about team sports is that you go through things together and you become close. There is a bonding.
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We just don't have options until Bowman gets healthy. We had a chance to go into the ninth inning in this one down one, but we basically gave them three runs earlier. That changes the whole complexion of the game and it ties your hands.
both conference gives opportunity ready seasons teams trying
We're both in the same boat. Both teams are trying to get ready for their conference seasons and both teams are very young. This gives us an opportunity to just play some games.
came early game gave kid learned since tie
When you feel like you gave the game away early and then came back at the end and then don't do the things you learned since you were a little kid to tie the game or go ahead, it's just disappointing.
far fence happen rather side
We've had that happen to us a lot so far this season. I'd rather be on this side of the fence than that one.
against depth level pitching staff successful talent talking teams
We've had teams that have been successful against them. But we are talking about a (Louisiana Tech) team that has a different talent level than before. They have depth in the pitching staff and some experience.
factions field group guys left seem somewhere stepping team trying
We have two factions on our team right now. We have guys who are trying to do too much because other guys aren't stepping up. And then we have another group of guys who are just out in left field somewhere and don't seem to get it.