Mike Metcalf
Mike Metcalf
Mike Metcalfis a former English professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in The Football League for Wrexham and Chester...
dealt game good hand job north port taking
It was not a pretty game and North Port did a good job of taking the hand that was dealt to them and getting the job done.
game happens third three
It was our third game in three days, (and) we lacked energy. It just so happens Manatee had more than us.
adjusted changed couple fourth game innings job motion nice plan putting
We did a nice job of putting our game plan in motion the first couple of innings then we adjusted in the fourth inning as they changed up.
forward games good pitching step took
These are the kind of games you have to win. Low-scoring games like this you have to have good pitching and play defense. We took a step forward tonight.
chad executing game great job knew plan stayed zone
Chad (Burns) did a great job on the mound. He knew out game plan and did a great job of executing it. He stayed down in the zone all afternoon.
finishing game good guys jam job kept needed nice pat pitchers step three threw
All three pitchers we threw (Monday) did a good job. Pat kept us in the game and Tommy got us out of a jam and Robby did a nice job of finishing up. Our young guys needed to step up and they did a nice job of getting us through the game.
trying
We're trying to get out of a rut.
chad kept pitches worked
What can I say about Chad Burns? He worked his off-speed pitches well and kept (the Sarasota batters) off-balance. He also competed, and that's what we need.
competition good playoffs prepare run schedule
It's good for us. The thing about it is, we want to play competition like that to prepare us for down the road. We want to play a schedule like that so we can make a run when the playoffs start.
aggressive easier lead wide
It's a lot easier to play with a lead -- there's not as much panic. You can play more aggressive and wide open.
clubs good needed played prepared run
We got what we needed out of this. We played some good clubs and got prepared to make a run at the end.
lawrence road
I never thought I'd ever go to a Lawrence road game.
ahead chad goes job phenomenal pitchers pound strike stronger work year zone
Chad did a phenomenal job pitching. Our pitchers are getting stronger as the year goes on and he is part of that. We wanted to work ahead in the count, pound the strike zone and be the aggressor.
aggressive baseball continue good happen playing stay trying
We're trying to continue to stay out of a rut, and playing aggressive baseball is the way to do that. When you play aggressive, good things are going to happen more times than not.