Quotes about balls
balls hard plus rough tend wind
This wind here is rough and balls tend to hang, plus this is a very hard infield.
balls guys hit pitchers several step work
We had several guys step up and show us that they'll be able to give us some big innings. They did an outstanding job. We need our pitchers to keep us in the game. We hit some balls well over the weekend, but we've got a long to go offensively. We'll work on that all through the off-week. James Moody
balls helped momentum move passed pitches scoring wild
We had passed balls and wild pitches and that was another momentum shift. In that sense, we helped them move into scoring position.
balls pitchers three threw tone walked
We walked too many people, booted some balls and they hit. We threw all three pitchers at them. Unfortunately it set the tone for the game.
balls felt game good hit knew throughout
We felt we were having good at-bats throughout the game and it was going to come for us. We hit some balls hard, and we knew we were going to come back.
balls couple hit screws
We hit some balls on the screws a couple of times.
balls benefit guys hard hit
We hit some balls hard right at guys today. That's baseball, we also benefit from that, too. John Gibbons
balls bounds hit hope playoffs settled time
We hit a lot of balls out of bounds today. That's not really like us. I hope we get settled down by the time the playoffs start.
balls base bit hard hit nice opened running
We hit a lot of balls hard today. It was nice to see. I think if our base running would have been a little bit better, we could've opened that thing up even a little bit more.
balls good hard hit key overall
We hit a lot of balls hard today, and we had some key hits. It was a good day overall offensively.
balls hard hit hitting starting swings
We hit a lot of balls hard this weekend; we just it them at people. We know we'll get it all together. Our swings are starting to come there. We'll be fine. Just have to keep hitting the ball like we did this weekend.
balls few hit pick
We hit a few balls and they made a few errors. Which is why really we didn't pick up a lot of hits.
balls converted maybe somewhat taken three thrown wrong
We converted just enough but as the play caller tonight, I was somewhat unhappy. There were balls under thrown or thrown in the wrong place. That's three touchdowns, maybe four, taken away by turnovers.
balls game good hit straight swings
Vargas was on his game today. We had some good swings and hit some balls on the nose, but we just hit them straight up. Ned Yost
balls eight hard nine pitcher throw
You get a pitcher to throw eight balls in a row like that (actually eight balls in nine pitches), and it can be hard for him to get back in the zone. David Eckstein
balls days deal emphasis great ground past
We've put a great deal of emphasis on it. There have have been no balls on the ground the past two days and that's the way we like it. Houston Nutt
balls miss played
We've played well defensively. We don't miss too many balls there. Ron Gardenhire
balls direction float front head looking putting relaxation standing water
What comprises relaxation here is really standing on your head and looking at things from a different direction or putting balls of water out to just float right in front of you, John Glenn
balls care gets himself miss rest run talked
We talked to him about just doing what's in himself to do, and the rest will take care of itself. Sometimes he'll miss some balls because he'll try to run with it before it gets there and try to make the big play out of it.
balls unable
We just said, 'No balls over our heads,' which we were unable to do.
balls five fourth game league left middle
We just left two balls in the middle of the plate. It was the fourth league game in five days, we were a little tired. Jeff Davis
balls batting bullpen gives practice sure track
We just wanted to make sure we get our bullpen back in order. It gives him (Cameron) a day to track down balls and take batting practice and he's going to go tomorrow. Bruce Bochy
balls knew strikes swung three took uphill
We just took too many strikes and swung at too many balls. Give Keegan credit. Once, they got three runs, I knew it would be an uphill battle. Scott Maddox
balls changes game hands momentum putting
We were putting some balls on the ground. The picks, as many times as we get our hands on the ball, we can't put them on the ground. That changes the momentum of a game in a heartbeat. Bret Bielema
balls lost
We lost way too many balls off the zone. We have a long way to go to get better. John Cole
balls three
We had three balls that should have been caught, Phil Garner
balls care hit taken three
We had three balls hit to the infield that were all taken care of.
balls extra felt game guy putting
We had the momentum, but we weren't putting the balls in the goal. I felt with an extra guy out there we would be able to get the game into overtime.
balls challenged key level passing played proud team throughout winning won
We won on a different level of play. Things such as winning balls in the air, passing and challenging the other team aggressively were key throughout the game. We challenged and we played throughout. I'm proud of the efforts.
balls call city officials public strikes trusts
The public trusts city officials to call balls and strikes on this.
balls brings couple element field kerry maybe obviously question threw thrown
There's no question that (missing) the big-play element that he brings was obviously a factor. I know that Kerry threw a couple of balls down the field that were overthrown. Had they been thrown to Randy, maybe they wouldn't have been overthrown. Marty Schottenheimer
balls head ripping
I started ripping (balls at) her. I told her I was going to rip her head off if she let any balls go by her. Jamie Martin
balls dugout game kid learned
I've been that kid shagging balls in the dugout when I didn't even know what the game was. I've learned a lot from my dad, but also just being around the game.