Greg Sims
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"Gregory Emmett Sims" is an United States/American former professional baseball player. During his nine-season (1965–1973) playing career, he spent part of one season, , as a member of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. An outfielder, he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed .

Sims had originally signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was selected by Houston after his first professional season in the Rule 5 draft. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1965, as a defensive replacement for Astro left fielder Lee Maye, strikeout/struck out in his only plate appearance, and recorded one putout in the field. Sims then made six other appearances as a pinch hitter before being sent to the Class A Durham Bulls of the Carolina League. In his penultimate MLB game, on May 14 at Connie Mack Stadium, Sims collected his only big-league hit (baseball)/hit, a single (baseball)/single off Terry Fox (baseball)/Terry Fox in the 11th inning (baseball)/inning that helped to spark a three-run (baseball)/run game-winning rally over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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We're hitting the ball. Just not at the right times. We haven't been able to put together a combination of hits in the same inning.

Deep down, we knew we were better than that. For the kids that have been in the program, this wasn't acceptable.

She (Shipman) is one of three pitchers we'll use. The biggest difference this year is other teams are scoring runs. You're going to see some action this year.

We are playing teams that are pretty good.

In this league, you could make a case that every team deserves to be in the playoffs. But that's probably not going to happen.

We've cut down on our errors. That's been the key.

The Steinbeck Tournament (in Salinas April 15) was big for us. It seemed like we started to click. I think the girls knew what was at stake if we didn't fare well.

That's what makes our league so great. We're going to have beat one of those teams. It's a tough situation to be in. We'll find out what we're made of.

Sure there is some pressure. No one wants to be the team that does not keep the run alive. But these kids are willing to accept that (pressure). Most embrace it.