Quotes about bat
bat picking solid strong swinging
He's been rock-solid. He's been steady, solid and strong and he's been swinging the bat good. He's been picking me up a lot lately. Jim Edmonds
battling definitely injured kid last time toughest type whining
He's definitely the toughest kid on the team, and, you know, he won't let you know about it. He's not moping around, he's not complaining or whining about any type of injury. He's injured all the time pretty much and he's really been toughing it out. All of last year, we find out now that he was battling through all this stuff.
battles body count definitely feeling question shots taking type warrior
He's definitely hurting; there's no question about that. He's been taking some shots all season, and his body is feeling it. At the same time, I know what type of a warrior he is, and he battles through a lot of things. You can never count him out when things like this are going on.
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He's got some skills, definitely. He's got great range, quickness. His bat has really improved over the last year and a half. Fundamental stuff? There's still a few things he needs to work on. He'll probably get a pretty good shot of that here. Dusty Baker
bat swing
His swing is intact. The hand-eye coordination is intact. The bat is ready. The other stuff, I don't want to get into. Barry Bonds
batting definitely face pitchers practice stuff tells
His stuff is so good. We face him in live batting practice and he tells you what's coming. Not many pitchers do that. He definitely has closer's stuff.
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battles fought life won
He's a warrior, he's a real fighter. He's fought many battles in his life and won them all.
bat veteran
He's a veteran guy, get his bat in the lineup. Felipe Alou
battle fight fighting given gotten guy opportunity position situation spring talented trying
He's going to battle just like he has every year. Nothing's been given to him ever. This organization has always been in a position where we're trying to win. He's never had the opportunity to play every day and he's had to fight for everything's he's gotten and this spring it's going to be the same way. He's going to be fighting for his at-bats and to make a team. He's a very talented guy and usually you don't have a guy that talented in a situation like that. Bob Melvin
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He's going through a battery of tests. Some of these tests aren't just five-minute deals, ... They take sophisticated equipment and sophisticated people to administer. We'll know a lot better tomorrow. Dick Vermeil
battles fought hope life win won
He's fought many battles in his life and won them all. We hope that he will win this battle as well.
battles finer league past seven
He's been one of the finer ballplayers in this league the past six, seven years. He battles in every at-bat. I like that kind of hitter. Bobby Cox
bat fitting good
He's been good for us all summer. We started fitting right off the bat and it's been good. Jeff Chapman
bat batter coming given good hard kids rewarded swinging work
He's been coming on. When he's been given an opportunity, he's been swinging the bat batter lately. It's good to see kids get rewarded like that who work hard each day.
battling feels few past
He's been battling something the past few days. He will not play. We will see how he feels Thursday.
battling good job
He's done a good job battling through things when he has to. He's there each and every week. Jeff Saturday
bats consistent continue hopefully stay team
Hopefully we can stay consistent with defense, pitching, and team unity. Also if our bats can continue to get hot, we should be able to stay competitive.
bat hopefully massive pressure score second
Hopefully we can just bat the once, get a massive score and put pressure on the second innings. Phil Jaques
battles couple good help hopefully last loss playing red somehow team
Hopefully (the loss to the Red Devils) will somehow help us out in the long run. Coffman is a good team and we've had some battles with them the last couple years. They've been playing real well and they haven't had Robby Gardiner.
bat bend goes ground lower pain swing
The pain is still there. It goes from the lower back into my right leg. It started in my back because of my hamstring and it's still weak. I can't swing a bat and I can't even bend over for a ground ball.
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bat bats good hate swinging wait
When they're swinging the bats as good as they are, you hate to give them a day. You want to give them a day when they're not swinging the bat good. When you're swinging the bat good, you can't wait to get to the ballpark. Phil Garner
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We make our own beer batter for the halibut.
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We have to be fanatical about power consumption. It's not just about longer battery life, but when you look at rising oil prices, it becomes more and more important. Sean Maloney
battles guys job physically players preparing puck ready seem win
We have to, as players and as coaches, do a better job of preparing guys to play. We were not ready physically or mentally. We didn't seem to win many puck battles tonight. Brad Shaw
bats looked outside slow time
We looked real slow with the bats tonight. Being outside for the first time with live pitching, that was a tell-tale sign.
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We lost the battle of spin, but we won the battle in the courtroom.
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Huge game. Two points could have made that gap a little bigger, but now they're right there with us. It's going to be a battle every game.
battling frame good kept leader looking mental outfield regularly
Huntsman has really been battling his swing. But we've been looking for someone to be in the outfield regularly and he's kept a good mental frame and been a good leader in the clubhouse.