Charlie Williams
Charlie Williams
imagined league leagues major minor reed tough work
He was very well-respected as a major league ump, but I always imagined it had to be tough for a young African-American to work his way through the minor leagues in the '70s,' Reed said.
confident exactly full plays practices works
He plays exactly how he practices - full speed. He's very confident in what he does. He listens. He learns. He works to get better every day.
ball best hit needed win
That was a win we've needed for a while. This is the best we've hit the ball all year.
component defense key played
That was out key component tonight. We played better defense tonight.
learned
I thought it was very interesting because I learned new things about him.
continue lose violation
If we continue to postpone funding, not only would we lose money, but we could be in violation of our contract.
came coached contribute field freshman knew played remember somebody special stepped true
I can't remember a freshman I've coached that has stepped on the field as a freshman and played how he played. You have to be somebody special (to contribute as a true freshman). He knew what he wanted to do when he came here. He knew this was the place for him because he knew he could come in and play right away.
aggressive build good looking might spirits win
We got a little more aggressive at the plate, we're not looking at so many. It was a good win for us and it might build our spirits up.
errors later threw
Too many errors and walks, the later it got the more errors and the more we threw it around. It was a win, but it wasn't a pretty win.
amount discussion fought good legal public relations side tremendous
It wasn't a legal battle. What we had to use was public sentiment, public relations and politics. It was a discussion where one side had all the power, but the other side had a tremendous amount of good will. That's what you fought back with.
certain everybody noises reach stop
Everybody makes noises when they're kids. But when you reach a certain point, you stop so you can be gainfully employed.
applied join richmond
It's already been tried. St. Christopher's in Richmond applied to join the VHSL way back, but they were rejected.
bat built easier easy fire hope police public relations sentiment spend type
It's easier to get public sentiment for police and fire than most any other type of employee. The thing I hope the Teamsters don't do is come in here with a big bat and spend all the public relations that have been built up over the years. That would be easy to do.
build extremely gave good knew losing needs proud trying
They knew about (the losing streak) because I told them. I wanted that ball. But Travis pitched a good game, and I gave it to him. We're growing, but we've still got a long way to go. I'm extremely proud of them. We're trying to build this thing back up where it needs to be.