Vance Wilson
Vance Wilson
Vance Allen Wilsonis a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. Listed at 5'11" tall and 215 pounds, he batted and threw right-handed during his career...
ball line threw
I thought he actually threw the ball better than his line was.
bad ball balls counts early good line offense pitches seemed threw
He threw some good pitches early that got called balls, and it just seemed we got in some bad counts because of that. No offense to the umpire. I thought he threw the ball better than his line showed for sure.
bad boils kinds
We're not prepared. That's what it boils down to. There's all kinds of things that are making us look bad now, unfortunately.
cap game good hurt missed stuff tip
Everything he got hurt on had to do with location. He had his good stuff in the bullpen, good game plan. We just missed with our spots, and then you tip your cap to their lineup. They hurt you when you make mistakes.
guys playing problem sure
One thing we won't have a problem with, though, is guys playing hard. Tram will make sure that happens.
backs cares couple fall handled might players pressure supportive taken took
From my standpoint, there's not a whole lot different that he could have done. He's passionate. He cares about the players, he backs the players and never once bashed them to the media. I thought he handled things very well and took the pressure off the players. He's taken the fall now for a couple of months. If anything, he might have been too supportive of us.
good stuff
He's awesome. He's got as good a stuff as we have in this organization.
emotions hitter pitch playing starts
He was locating. When that happens, the hitter starts thinking. You start playing with his emotions when you pitch that well.
mental miss pitches problem
I actually had a 17-pitch at-bat one time. The problem with long at-bats is that you typically miss pitches you should have hit, so you can't get into a mental game.
knees motor pitch runs strike wants
Ultimately, he's got to pitch at the knees and then go up in the strike zone. His motor runs pretty high, and he wants to pitch up early.
heck threw
He threw a rocket. He's a heck of a player.
below guys high touch trying
That's below the knees, high 90s, and guys are trying to touch it.
strike whatever zone
If you look at the way he was continually getting strike one down in the zone ... if he does that, he can do whatever he wants.
heads
It's incredible. If they can keep their heads on straight, they'll be great.