Rick Sweet
Rick Sweet
Ricky JoeSweet is a former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball between 1978 and 1983, and has since had a long career as minor and major league coach and minor league manager...
game gets home signed three walks
He's been home for three days, and he walks up and gets the game winner. That's why we signed him.
gaps guess hard hitting hot keeps running
He keeps hitting gaps and running, and he's 30-plus (actually 32) years old. He's the one who told me, 'I guess I'm just getting old.' But it's hard on you with all that running, especially as hot as it is.
bit guys people pitchers power tend walk
Guys who do walk people tend to be more your power pitchers who get a little bit wild. We don't really have any power pitchers.
control couple pitch quality strike throw
He will throw a quality strike and then throw a couple that are not. He's got to get it to where he has control of every pitch he throws.
good needs throw
He has very good stuff. He just needs to throw more strikes. That's the problem.
ball hit people spots
He got people out. He spotted the ball pretty well. He hit spots that he wanted to hit.
good looks playing swinging
He looks great. He's been swinging well and playing good defensively.
doubt ethic reason work
Without a doubt, his work ethic is the No. 1 reason why he is where he is.
Well, we don't have to come back here, and that's all I can say. We just need to get out of here.
home last opened year
We opened up at home last year -- it was a lot nicer, and that was a big difference.
battling fact focus force hard means pennant pride somebody step work
The fact that we have something to work at, like battling somebody in a pennant race, means that pride will step in for us. It will force us to play hard and focus on the game.
call figure leagues somebody
In the big leagues you can just call up somebody to put in there. In Triple-A we're pretty much on our own. We've just got to figure it out because we're not going to get any help.
ahead ball contact higher pitch plate throw
That's always an emphasis. If you want to say pitch to contact or get ahead or throw strikes, it's all the same. You've got to throw the ball over the plate to be successful, especially at the higher levels.
consistent couple last
The last couple of games, we've had a lot more consistent at-bats and a lot more consistent approaches.