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bat knew mean players press runs swinging

After the first inning, I told my players not to press and that we would be all right. I knew that being down two runs didn't mean anything because we have been swinging the bat well all year.

battle close league played proud team top

Again, we played the top team in the league to a very close game. I'm very proud of this team. They never give up and they battle to the end.

bat dynamic force offensive powerful strong time

Adrienne has been a stabilizing force for us much of the time in the outfield. Her bat is something that has really come on strong and has been very consistent. She is explosive, powerful and very dynamic on the offensive side.

battle cases government loses question wins

The old story in antitrust cases is that the government wins the battle and loses the war. The question is: What do you get in relief?

battle entertainment full giving minutes player water

After 90 minutes there were puddles of water all over the pitch. It was a real battle but nonetheless full of entertainment with every player giving their all.

batteries challenges gives hard next night opportunity ready rest

After a hard day's of work,the night gives us an opportunity to take rest and relax. Thus, our batteries are re-charged and we are ready for the challenges of the next day.

battle best bullpen days fight five hoping leg location six threw whatever worries

After I threw my bullpen two days after that start, my leg was great. So there were no worries about that. My location just wasn't there at all today, for whatever reason. I'm doing the best I can to see if I can fight through it. After the first inning, I was hoping to just battle and give us five or six innings.

batter four kept knew learned relax three work

After four years of pitching, I've learned you've got to relax and you've got to be calm. I can get out of it. I knew I had to work one batter at a time. I just kept going and we got three outs. They didn't score.

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After battling months of snow and icy roads, your car is undoubtedly in desperate need of some serious tender-loving care. A cleaner engine, for example, can give your car better performance -- ensuring less hesitation and smoother acceleration.

batting black change eliminated hat helmet

Another change is on the hat and batting helmet -- they are all blue. We eliminated the black out of the batting helmet. There still is a black jersey.

bat brings defensive effort emily expecting gives good hard leader percent spark team

Emily is a leader and a hard worker. She brings a spark to the team with her bat and her defensive skills. I'm expecting her and Nikki to have good years at the plate. Nikki always gives 100 percent effort 100 percent of the time.

bat best elvis hitter season since start swung winter

Elvis has swung the bat very well. If we were to start the season right now he'd be our DH. He's been our best hitter since we got back (from winter break).

battle great last possession team

Elgin is a great team and that last possession was a battle down to zero.

batter drew facing game heck job number pulled seventh tyson

Drew had everything working tonight. We pulled him in the seventh because the batter he was facing had his number all game long, so we went to Tyson (Reeder). Reeder did a heck of a job for us.

battle catcher catching physical starting

Dustin is a strong, physical catcher who will battle for the starting catching position.

bat seen streak swinging takes

Este just takes a while to get going. We've seen that for two years now. He is a streak guy, but his streaks are long. He is really swinging the bat well now.

bats chance coach days few great heck job pierce pitch question staff swung

First of all, as you can see they (Troy) are a heck of a lot better than we are. There's no question about that. Coach (Bobby) Pierce and his staff do a great job ... I thought the first few days we swung the bats well enough to have a chance to win. We didn't pitch well enough, especially out of the bullpen.