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...
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.
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.
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.
below guys high touch trying
That's below the knees, high 90s, and guys are trying to touch it.
heads
It's incredible. If they can keep their heads on straight, they'll be great.
low maybe middle strike
Down the middle to most people, but maybe a low strike to him because he's 6-foot-12.
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.
crazy crowd emotional feed goes guy huge truly
They feed off their crowd. They're an emotional team. They get one guy on, and it's like a huge rally. The crowd goes crazy ... truly the extra-man effect.
focus heavy playing tough
It's a little tough to focus on the job. We're playing with a heavy heart. It's really tough. It makes it emotional.
great guys launching running
It's not like we're just launching pop-ups out of the park. We're doing the little things, we're running the bases, getting guys over when we need it and we're getting great pitching, and that's the key.
earn walked
It's not like he has to earn our respect. He walked in here with it.
good throws
The thing that makes it so good is he throws it so hard.
approach forward good hard taken winning
I've always taken the approach of working hard and being prepared. I feel good right now and look forward to winning this year.