Joe Jordano
Joe Jordano
Joe Jordano is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team. He has held that position since prior to the 1998 season...
believe blowing capable compete east expect people ready team
We expect to compete for the Big East championship. I believe we're ready for the season. I don't think we're a team capable of blowing people away. We have to play very well every day to win.
facing field work
We got a lot of work done, but we lacked actually being on a field facing a live situation. There's no way you can simulate that indoors.
affords aggressive city players type
Those type of players are blue-collar, gritty-type players. It's what we want here (at Pitt) and what the city (of Pittsburgh) wants. It affords us a very aggressive way to play the game.
guys pitches plays since situation week
We've been in a must-win situation since Week 3, when we were 1-6. Our guys know it can be done. We've made a lot of big hits, big pitches and big plays to get this far.
clean couple games last margin played team
We're a team that there's very little margin for error. The last couple of games we've played clean baseball.
baseball bright consummate jim knows player smart
Jim is an outstanding baseball player. He's a consummate baseball player. He's not real big, he's not very flashy, but he knows how to play the game. He's very analytical. He's a smart baseball player and he's got a bright future.
deserve series win
We're one series away. If we can't win that series, we don't deserve to make the playoffs.