Not to make excuses, but the weather does impact the pitcher, especially in baseball. When you have a cold, windy day, it's hard to hold the ball and get into a rhythm. I hate to use that as an excuse, but the weather does have an impact.
What we have is kids that are going to become good baseball players. It's just inexperience right now. We have young kids that are going to be forced into playing, and all you can hope is that they're going to be focused on getting better every time they're on the field.
Like I've said all along, the most important thing for us to get the kids on the field and get them some experience. We have to get out on the field and play and practice, because there's something to work on.
We all have to grapple with the reality of this deadly disease and not because someone is infected they should be treated with discrimination and scorn.
Maybe, but the kids that are coming back really want to be here and want to make a difference. You have to play the cards you're dealt, and we think we can be OK.
Joe came out and threw five innings in the first one. He struck out 10, walked two and gave up just the one hit. Like his dad said after the game, he looked like a pitcher out there on the mound, not just a kid up there throwing the ball.
We're going to play 11 or 12 kids pretty regularly early. We'll be looking at which combination works out best for us, and we'll move from there.
I can't say enough about our pitchers. In three games, they've only walked four batters - one tonight. To me, not walking batter is so very important. It allows a young team like us to stay in the game longer.
He's got his arm in really good shape. He's already pitched more innings this year than in his sophomore and junior seasons combined.
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