Quotes about bats
bats feels felt good team
The more at bats I get the more comfortable I feel. I don't feel like I'm behind. It feels like I've been with the team all along. I just felt good today.
bats defense field half last liability needed pro reason scouts second
Defensively he was more of a liability in the second half of last season, but we needed him to play in the field so we could keep all our big bats in the lineup. He thought his defense was the reason he wasn't drafted. Pro scouts - they don't just go after bats.
bats happen
Normally, our bats will get us back in it, but that didn't happen today. Johnny Damon
bats game good looked plays swinging
Actually, the whole game we looked better hitting. We were swinging the bats a lot better. We had some good hits, they just made some good plays on it.
bats came early errors guys handled proud swung took
Samford came out here and really swung the bats well early, they took it to us. I was proud of our guys for the well they handled the adversity. We didn't play well. We had some errors early and it was kind of ugly. But we didn't panic; we swung the bats and made some things happen.
bats seems starting swing
It seems like everybody's starting to swing the bats well at the same time.
bats finally happened hold pitching relax teams until
It's essentially been our pitching. It allows our bats to relax and finally get going. We know our pitching will hold teams down until the bats get going. That's what happened in this game.
bats cathedral changing coming hopefully normal people playing start struggling swinging throwing together
That's where we're struggling at right now swinging the bats and throwing strikes. We hadn't been playing normal Cathedral baseball. We've been struggling offensively and on the mound. We've been changing some people up and down in the lineup, and hopefully things will start coming together for Monday.
bats definitely potential shows
That shows the potential of what they can be all about. There are definitely a lot of major-league bats in there.
bats guys hammered mistakes swinging team time tonight zone
Zach made some mistakes up in the zone tonight, and every time he did, they hammered it. The guys on their team hadn't been swinging the bats real well, but tonight they did.
bats swinging
They're swinging the bats pretty well right now, John Buck
bats equal needed swung today
They swung the bats well. We did too, but we needed a lot more (runs) than we had today to equal them. Buck Showalter
bats swung tomorrow
They swung the bats pretty good, they scored a lot of run. We've got to come back tomorrow and do the same thing. Ronnie Belliard
bats coming momentum swing tribute
They swing the bats well and got some momentum going, but we were able to get it back. I think that's a tribute to Scott Williamson coming in there and getting the momentum back on our side.
bats blowing came good mother nature obviously starting strong wind
A lot of it came from Mother Nature. The wind was blowing, it was obviously very strong today. It's a combination of our bats starting to come around and good old Mother Nature had the wind blowing out today.
bats bends handle seem
A lot of new bats have a handle that bends on impact. I don't really like that. They don't seem to have as much pop. Adam Kennedy
bats definitely felt found hole pitches single time worse
They found a hole every single time they put the bats on the ball. When I look back on it, it's definitely disappointing. I've made worse pitches and I've felt worse in games. There's nothing I can do now. Kris Benson
bats good happy lots
There was lots of good stuff. They're a much more seasoned team. But I'm happy with our play so far. We're just going to have to get over our jitters and we have to put our bats on the ball.
bats fighting good kept swung team
They're a good team and they kept fighting back all night. We just swung the bats better tonight.
bats swung
This is as well as we've swung the bats all year.
bats continue hard runs shut swing tremendous
The thing with Rollins is they've got tremendous pitching. We're going to have to continue to swing the bats and we're going to have to shut them down. Runs may be hard to come by this weekend.
bats couple early helped job past relax scoring today
Probably scoring early today helped us relax a little better offensively. We'll do a better job with the bats than we've done in the past couple of weekends.
bats came complete defense played ruby sure tough
Our defense is our trademark, but we just didn't have it today. But you can't take anything away from Hanks. It sure was (their day). Ruby Garza pitched well and their bats came alive. They're a tough team, and they played a complete game. Richard Rodriguez
bats borrowed change henry hit needed next remember time
When you're in a slump, you do something different, just to try it. I remember one time I was in a slump, and I borrowed one of Henry Aaron's bats and hit two homers. I used my own bats the next night. I just needed a change. Joe Torre
bats
Everybody has bad at-bats -- except McCutchen. Kirk Gibson
bats doe type
Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat. J. K. Rowling
bats rudolph moments
Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat. Ian Botham
bats best fortunate hits hoping knowing luckily swing
The best part about it is knowing that we don't have to go back to Atlanta, ... We had some bats out of the lineup and everyone was kind of hoping that we were going to do it with just one swing of the bat. Luckily I was the guy. I am fortunate to have big hits at all levels, but this is very gratifying. Chris Burke
bats blew game hit swung
That hit was the difference, it blew the game open. We swung the bats really well today.
bats beginning plate since swinging swung
It's been the story of our season; we're just not swinging the bats well. We haven't swung it well since the beginning of the year. We're going to have to find a way to make some adjustments at the plate and get better.
bats beat facet swung
They just beat us in every facet of the game. They swung the bats and scored a lot of runs.
bats came helped innings late
They let us off with one there. We were lucky. Our bats came around for us in the late innings and that helped us out a little.
bats fourteen great hits swing work
It was great to see us swing the bats a little better today. Fourteen hits is a much better effort, but we still have to work on converting our opportunities.