J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
James Louis "J. J." Johnson was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. He was sometimes credited as Jay Jay Johnson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 January 1924
CountryUnited States of America
against ball confident control hard improve opponents playing time
We have a hard time gettting up against non-conference opponents and playing well. We have to improve on ball control and get more confident in our abilities before Saturday,
against ball guys numbers past
You can go down their roster; all those guys are able to put the ball in the basket. Jamal Crawford in the past has been able to put up big numbers against us. Nate Robinson, Jalen Rose, you can go on and on.
balls few hit
We never really got into it offensively. We hit a few balls decent, but we couldn't get into it.
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Approach-wise, we did a little bit better as far as making him throw strikes. He's effective because he puts the ball on the corner or right off the corner. We had a better plan today as far as trying to get some better pitches to hit.
balls few ground hard
Some seeing-eye ground balls, there's nothing you can do about that. I did give up a few hard hits.
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The first thing I asked when I was looking for a team was if I would get the ball every fifth day. They said yes, and that was good enough for me. My goal is to go six or seven innings in every start.
buy critical needed protection ran time
We just ran into a critical cash-flow problem, ... We needed protection to buy some time to make us whole.
figure program
We have to figure out how to set up the booths. And, the program has to be done too.
fun whenever
We're very close. We have fun whenever we meet.
scope
The scope of this one is so large.
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I've seen people get exploited in Hollywood because of poor representation. From what I've seen, these two men have their clients' best interests at heart, as does everyone else involved in the project. I think we are going to produce a movie that does the story justice.
bees browns flying studied
I've studied the Browns and they're a completely different team. Defensively, they're like a swarm of bees that's orange. They're flying all over the place.
challenge limb opponent outside playing understand
I've put myself out there on a limb and I've posed a challenge to every opponent I'm playing each week, ... They all understand it's all in fun. It's entertaining for the outside world. But for us, it's serious. It's work.
emotional game hell missing starter
It was an emotional day for me, it was an emotional day for the girls. We were missing a starter and Shanahan is a big team. It was a hell of a game to start (playing without Jones).