Billy Gardner
Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardneris an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his ten-season active career in the Major Leagues, Gardner was a scrappy, light-hitting second baseman for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. His only significant time on any team was with the Orioles, where he had four straight full seasons with them in 1956–59. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feettall and weighed 170 pounds...
add against continued felt good lead team together
Even with a five-run lead against a team like Lancaster, it felt like a one-run game. It was important for us to add to the lead and we continued to put together some good at-bats.
kids learn pitch pressure respond situations
Every pitch and at-bat is important in the playoffs. Kids learn how to play in pressure situations and how to respond to them. They'll be better off down the road.
both center expose field plan position pushes
The plan right now is to expose them to both positions. I think the center field position is more of a high-visibility position. I think it pushes them defensively.
couple days extra focus forward help looking physically point season weeks win
The off days will help physically and mentally. We're at a point where it's been a long season and everybody's looking forward to going home. But we're here for an extra couple of weeks and our focus is to win a championship.
ballgame critical guys kept key scoring tie
Every at-bat is critical in a tie ballgame like that. We kept getting guys on and in scoring position, but we just couldn't get that key hit.
gives good momentum quit seen starter taking
We've seen it before and we didn't want to quit on an inning. It gives us momentum but the momentum is only as good as your starter taking the mound.
business clubhouse course guys
The most important thing is that the guys in this clubhouse got better. We're in the development business and for the most part, they got better during the course of the season.
chance gave good
He was pretty good out there. He gave us a chance to win. That's doing his job.
ability ethic good physical player wants work
He wants to learn. You take that work ethic and his physical ability, which he has a lot of, and you've got a player with a pretty good upside.
although battle feeling good guys individual leaving standpoint sure team tested
In the playoffs, some of these guys haven't been battle tested so you're never sure which way it will bounce. Although they're very disappointed, they're leaving here with a pretty good feeling about not only what the team accomplished but from an individual standpoint as well.