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...
against bad good guys swings
We did not have many good swings against him. He made some guys look bad out there.
against ballgame ben care experience good help keeps learn step
Ben pitched a very good ballgame (until the fourth), but one of the things he has to learn is, when things are going against him, he doesn't know how to step back and say, 'What am I going to do here? What do I need to do?' He just keeps throwing. That's something that experience will help take care of.
bad good throw
Everything's up. He'll throw a good pitch, but there are too many bad ones right now and they're going to get hit.
click gets good offense pitching upholding
The pitching is upholding its end. Our offense is just a click off. When it gets there, we'll have a pretty good lineup.
good looks playing swinging
He looks great. He's been swinging well and playing good defensively.
good needs throw
He has very good stuff. He just needs to throw more strikes. That's the problem.
defense good hit nice pitching
I really thought our pitching did a nice job, our defense was not very good and offensively we did not hit like we will hit.
issues
There are some issues to be addressed. But I think I will be able to get them all enough at-bats.
giving great starters
Our starters are young, but they're very solid. They've been giving us some great games.
ask needs though trust
I won't even ask him if he needs a day off, because I can't trust him to tell me honestly. I just have to tell him, 'You're off tomorrow,' even though he won't like it.
guys hard impressed keeps knows might people pitching throw
I'm so impressed with him. He knows how to get people out. Sometimes guys who don't throw hard don't get opportunities, but if he keeps pitching the way he's pitching, he might get an opportunity.
guys plain trying
Some guys are trying to do too much right now, plain and simple.
ball cutting far paid practiced putting spent spring swing time training
That was huge. We spent a lot of time in spring training working on two-strike counts. We practiced that, as far as putting the ball in play and cutting down your swing a little bit, and it paid off.
doubt ethic reason work
Without a doubt, his work ethic is the No. 1 reason why he is where he is.