Todd Abbott
Todd Abbott
But we've got to take it one day at a time.
came fantastic game heck job keeping stopped strikes throwing
Barnes came in and did a fantastic job by throwing strikes and keeping them off balance. He came in and stopped the bleeding, pitched a heck of a game and we make adjustments at the plate.
complete compliment compliments excellent good looking offensive pitching seems start time twice year
What we've been looking for and we've had it just once or twice it seems is that complete offensive game. And we've got to compliment that with good pitching and defense. We're getting to that time of the year where it's an excellent time to start doing that.
anybody care control count good hopefully nice
As well as things have gone, it's still not over. You have to take care of your business. It's nice that we're in control of our own destiny. We don't have to count on anybody right now in doing anything else. If we can take care of things, hopefully good things will happen.
athletics kids nice proud row special
It?s going to be a special place. And not just for baseball, but because you have that whole row for the athletics complex. We?re going to have these nice new fields, something all the kids can be proud of.
good hitting plate time
This is what we need this time of year. We need to be hitting the ball, we had a good day at the plate today. We had some good at-bats.
adding building talking
They're already talking about adding on or building a new one.
game hopefully next ready
A lot of that has to do with between the ears. So much of this game is in the mind. Hopefully we'll be ready to go next time.
faced good pitcher
We faced a really good pitcher our first game.
bit faster finally good guys slow
We started off slow and they started off a little bit faster than we did. We finally made some good adjustments at the plate. We got guys on and made things happen. We just have to do that sooner.
achieve conference far goals happens position reach sit start themselves tribute
Before we start playing, (winning a conference title) is a goal. We sit down and that's something all of us want to achieve. It just so happens we're in a position where we can reach that goal. We're still far from it, but it's reachable. And that's a tribute to these guys. They have set some goals and that's one of them and they've put themselves in position to achieve that goal.
pleased win
If you don't win the first game, you need to come away with the split. We did that and you have to be pleased with that. That was big for us.
conference determined earn four next ready three tough
If you look at the conference schedule, there's going to be a lot determined here in the next three or four weeks. It's going to be tough but that's the way we want it. We want to earn everything we get. We've got to be ready to play.
ball bat good learn pitch selective starting strength strong trust wait
He's stinking strong. He's starting to put a better bat on the ball and starting to be more selective at the plate. That's encouraging when a guy's big and strong like that. His strength is in the gaps, he can put one out (in the gaps). If he can learn to wait and trust that he's going to get that pitch to drive, good things will happen.