Famous Quotes & Sayings

Torii Hunter

(Robertson) was throwing well and we couldn't pick up the ball early because of the shadows. But that's only our excuse, we didn't have any trouble seeing the ball. The second time around we were hitting the but we didn't have any luck.

Robert has a great chance to become one of the best hitters Freed-Hardeman has ever produced. When he came to us he was more of a slap hitter, but now he's fine-tuned his swing and really hits the ball hard into the gaps.

Robert did a great job. Robert's a big body and he moves well. He stayed in front of him and he maybe wore him down a little bit. Robert just came in for six or seven minutes and gave it 100 percent and was able to deny him the ball and get his big body on him.

Right out of the gate, it was over just like that. We're pushing the ball and playing like we're supposed to right now.

Roger's got the ball now, we just have to wait and see if he decides to pitch or not.

Rogers came up with some great saves. We would have liked to control the ball more, but he came through when we needed him.

Roger has to decide if he's going to pitch this year or not. If he decides to play, we're certainly interested in talking to him and we've expressed that interest to his agent. Roger's got the ball now, we just have to wait and see if he decides to pitch or not.

Rocky (Wilson) hits the ball well. That's why I've got to find a way to get him in there. He might not hit it to the fence every time, but he puts it in play and that's the name of the game.

Rocky is hitting the ball well when we can get her to stay patient. Our first four hitters are all hitting well.

Renato is a very, very skilled mid-fielder who can play in any league. Richard is extremely creative with the ball and is very good at finishing.

Requiring a full-face ballot limits the number of machines that could be used for the disabled.

remember an old mans ballsack is like christmas tree ornaments, they are only there for decoration.

P.J. gave us everything we really needed. He pitched a good ball game.

Jim Hill

Physically, we matched Rutland today and any time you can do that it's a plus because they're a very physical team. What they did better than us is that they were able to move the ball better on offense. They hit the open guy. We've got to cut, we've got to move and we've got to communicate better. That's the glaring thing we need to work on.

Physically, I would honestly say I was stronger when I came in the league, you know, younger, more flexible, ... But I think the things that you learn -- a 30-yarder doesn't have to be bombed -- I think I've definitely gotten a lot smarter with kicks. You don't have to bomb every one of them. Shoot, I don't need to go after a ball unless we're 52 yards away.

Physically and mentally, you have to be tough to get it done going down the wire. I thought we did that on the defensive end and we rebounded the ball when we needed to.

Playing shortstop in high school ball is more fun.

Playing on a big stage like this, at the Kohl Center, at the state tournament, I don't know if you ever expect to come out and shoot the ball like we did tonight. I had a feeling, though, we might have a good game. At the shoot-around on Wednesday, we made every­thing we threw up there. The way we're playing right now, nothing surprises me with this group of kids.

Shawn Estes

Playing in this ballpark allows me to do that. If anything, it was a confidence builder. Unfortunately, I won't be able to pitch for a while, but when I do come back, I'll have this to build off of.

Playing in the rain is like playing with a greased watermelon. The ball got really hard to hold on to, and it seemed like neither team could run more than two or three plays without turning it over.

Playing half-court defense doesn't mean you can't be aggressive. We proved that. Every loose ball in the second half we got.

Playing flat in the back with the speed we have, all we had to do was play the ball over the top and let them chase it down. I'm not going to change what's working and that worked ? so that's what we went with.

Playing at Southwest is always difficult. Southwest always seems to play well on their home floor. Southwest shoots the ball unbelievably well for a junior high team. It will be a challenge trying to cover all of their shooters.

Mark Viduka

Playing at home, you saw what their crowd was like when they were going forward, it was really an extra man for them, ... And I think the crowd in Sydney is going to back us just like that, it's going to help the ball go into the back of the net by itself.

Pick did her job and she is the type of pitcher who is going to give the defense ground balls, and those balls today just found some holes. Pick is going to keep us in the game and that is why she is on the mound.

Greg Thomas

Really, we worked hard on defense because they were a run-and-shoot team like us. So, basically, our main key was defense (Thursday). That's what we did. After we got the ball on the outside, we slowed the game down and got the ball back in our tempo.

O. Henry

Really the second (half), I was very pleased. Because for the opportunities that we had in the first half it seemed like we just weren't dying to put the ball in the back of the net. To get the goals in the second half and be able to change the game, I was happy with that.

Really the last couple of times out we've really done a much better job of pitch selection with our hitting. We are hitting pitches we can hit hard instead of wasting at bats on stuff that is crappy. We've really looked very disciplined at the plate mentally and the results are you are going to hit the ball harder.

Jim Edmonds

Really, the ballpark is secondary for us. It's the fans that will hopefully put us over the top.

Ray Durham

Really? That was fast. Usually slumps happen when you're striking out or hitting weak ground balls. I've been hitting a lot of them on the button.

Maybe one of the reasons we've settled down and played some solid ball is because guys aren't pressing. Guys took a look back at what's really important. When you love someone like Kirby, if you don't step back and look at what's really important in life, there's something wrong with you.

Man, Jesse hit that ball hard. Scott Simon killed a ball to right center, and with the wind, it just went nowhere.

Man, we gave the ball to Jamal every time. They never even thought about me.