Rick Jones
Rick Jones
advantage balls base bullpen chance couple effort guys late left less moral needed pitch pleased third took win
We did not pitch as well out of the bullpen as we needed to. We left some balls up, and they took advantage of it. We had a chance to win late and didn't, and we left a couple of guys at third base with less than two out. I was pleased with our effort today, but there are no moral victories.
baseball
I'd be disappointed if we're not a four-bid league, if not a five-bid league. This is a big-time baseball league.
providing service taking taxpayers
I have the same feeling, you know. We're taxpayers providing a service to the needy, and somebody's taking advantage, and that is wrong.
knowledge last
All we know is what we got from last year's club. Our knowledge of them is very limited.
freshmen lights nice number team top
The freshmen are the lights at the top of the tree. We have a really nice team that does a number of things very well.
call coaching continue explain gone haven kids larry last means meant offering people phone position puts safe somebody step tough understand week
The first phone call I got offering a safe haven was from Larry Hays, and that meant a lot. When you have somebody step up like this administration, and this coaching staff, who puts you in a position where kids feel like 'We're going to be OK,' and you can see it on their on faces. It means a lot and will continue to mean a lot in a way that will probably be tough to be able to explain to people to people who don't understand what we've gone through the last week and a half.