Greg Hamilton
Greg Hamilton
Greg Hamilton is a Canadian baseball player, coach and executive...
bullpen games pitch reducing
We like our bullpen. We can look, with those pitch counts, at reducing games to our bullpen a little quicker, potentially.
asian bad gives
That gives us that Asian dimension, which isn't a bad thing.
best figure options works
We're going to figure out what we do during the games. We're going to try out some options and see what works best for us.
club decision indication pitch sit whether
We want to make a decision soon. He should get an indication of whether he can pitch or not after the outing, and then he'll have to sit down with the club and see what they think.
case eric guys impact players
They're pretty exceptional players, guys who are impact players that can make a significant difference. In Eric and Rich's case we're still ongoing.
absolutely confident decisions impact level players timely
Absolutely we will with players of that level and potentially of that impact for us. But I'd like to think and I'm pretty confident that those decisions will get made in a timely manner.
evaluation good offers tournament
This is an important tournament to us. It's competitive and it offers us a good evaluation tool.
change given happens maybe moving quicker revisit view
He's disappointed it's probably not going to happen. We're going to revisit things with him in another 10-12 days, see if things are moving quicker than maybe he thought. If there happens to be a change of view on his part, we've been given assurances that we can reopen that scenario.
bullpen depending figuring looking schedule situation slot
We may be in a situation now that we don't need to (piggyback starters). Depending on the game, you look at what your bullpen brings. We're just looking at the schedule now figuring where we need to slot people.
closer compete eric reality realized sets
He was enthusiastic and wanted to see if he could pitch. But as you get closer reality sets in. He realized it was questionable that he comfortably compete and comfortably be Eric Gagne.
devastated running
He was running backwards. He was pretty upset, devastated would be the word.
associated baseball canada maybe somehow team uniform vital
If nothing else, I'd like to get him to be around the team when we're down there in Arizona. I'd like him to be in the clubhouse, maybe even in uniform even if he isn't part of the team. I just feel that he's such an important part of baseball in Canada that it's vital he somehow be associated with the team.
chance coming few guys party team tournament
I don't think everyone else in this tournament is getting their wish-list, either. We have a few young guys on the team who will get a chance and this could be a coming out party for them.
ball gets
If that ball gets through, it's 12-4 and there's still only one out. You never know. But that's kind of the way things went for us all day.