Rick Magnante
Rick Magnante
came hard kept playing tremendous
We never stopped. We got down, we kept playing hard all the way, we got down, we came back, it was just a tremendous effort.
certainly chance commitment committed effort enjoying fact given opportunity pleased stage tremendous
I am pleased with the effort and commitment and the fact that the youngsters are committed and motivated. They are certainly enjoying the experience. It's a tremendous opportunity for them and for me, to be given a chance to participate in a world venue. I have never been on that stage myself.
book came cinderella closed ourselves position tremendous tried
I couldn't be more proud. We closed the book on the Cinderella story. We tried our best. We put ourselves in position to win. We got down. We came back. It was a tremendous effort.
game losses team
We're the only team with two losses and still have to play the USA. It's a big game for us and we know it's going to be a big game for them because it's a must-win for them.
pitchers
We need to give some of our pitchers work.
kids limited played venue veterans
We've got a combination of veterans and young kids with limited experience. They've never played in a venue like this.
ball pitchers strikes throw
We'll just try to be fundamentally sound. Get the pitchers to throw strikes and put the ball in play. Then we'll see if we can make the plays. That'll be our key, to just play catch. Not give up too many outs.
create develop expand game global greater interest places trying
To keep the game going and expand the venue, MLB is trying to create a greater global interest and places to develop big leaguers.
gave
If they can look back and say they gave their most, that's all you can ask.
achieved allow boys egos experience given nine opportunity played players
I wouldn't want it to be a demoralizing experience for the boys, because young men's egos are fragile. But given an opportunity to allow all the players to participate today, that would have been my goal. And I think that could have been better achieved had we played nine innings.
god
My God, we're going to be like Lilliputians out there.
against below both canada decided limit pitch third
I'll piggyback the two of them against Canada, I just haven't decided who will go first. But we'll keep both of them below the pitch limit so we can use them in the third game.
fastball keeps slider strong throws
He throws an upper-80s fastball with a strong slider and keeps the ball down. He's a competitive kid.
capable players won
We won the first two innings. We're a capable team, but most of these players are amateurs.