Tim Funkhouser
Tim Funkhouser
ball clutch early good happen hitting pressure putting striking
We got some clutch hitting in this one. It was good to see us put the ball in play and make things happen with two outs. We've been striking out some early on and now we're getting the ball in play and putting pressure on the defense.
ball blowing good ground hard hit hitters park swings today wind
We hit it well today. It was a hitters park today with the hard ground and the wind blowing out, but we put some good swings on the ball today.
against ball came chance game good guys work
We got a chance to get those guys out there and get them some work in and that was big for us in a game like this. They came in and pitched well against a good ball club.
ball both guys threw
Those two guys both threw the ball really well.
areas ball hits key left runners runs
We left a lot of runners out there. Obviously, we got some big hits in the game, but we had some key areas where we could have scored some more runs if we just put the ball in play. But we didn't execute.
ball crush
He didn't crush the ball but he did enough to put it in play.
ball crush early run strikes struck
He didn't crush it, but it got us a run there. He put the ball in play with two strikes and that was very important. We've struck out a lot early on and for him to come through like that was good.
ball found hole
He just put the ball in play. He didn't try to do too much with it, just put in play and he found a hole for it.
bottom game granite happens lead line needed playing plays strange talked win
We talked about it at the very beginning, to keep playing the game because usually something strange happens when we play Granite City. They get the big lead, then we get a big lead and they come back . . . The bottom line is that we didn't make the plays we needed to win the game.
advantage bats chances early generate good might move overall pitching problems runners saw seeing swinging team warm
We saw some opportunities where we could take advantage of it, because overall we have pretty good team speed. We'll probably have to move some runners around a lot early because we've had some problems making contact, not seeing much live pitching yet. That was also part of the reason. Hopefully, as the bats warm up a little bit, we might be able to take our chances swinging it. But right now we've got to try to generate something.
impressed people strikes throwing
I've been really impressed with our pitching. We're throwing strikes and we're getting people out.
impressed kevin maturing sullivan
I've been really impressed with Kevin Sullivan maturing as a player.
clutch nice piece
Another clutch hit. That was a nice piece of hitting.
both busted defense edge living neither offense sides
Our defense was very good, and so was the pitching. There was a lot of living on the edge on both sides today. Neither offense really busted through.