Post by sagebrush on Apr 22, 2017 6:52:09 GMT -8
Yes, there was some adversity. Blue was pinching. Lack of moving runners and a lack of timely hitting. Ace reliever had a couple bad ABs.
Scratch out a run here, a run there. Get some timely hitting in extras. Ace comes back and shows why he is an ace. Result is another win. Doing it that way and doing it often is a mark of a great team. Even just good teams fall short often. Great teams just find a way to get the job done.
About Blue pinching. Believe it or not, Blue likes to call strikes. Encourages batters to swing and the game goes faster. They get paid by the game, not the hour. Start out with command of the zone and Blue gets some confidence in you and, voila, you get the edges. Sometimes, you get something you shouldn't, but hey, everyone knows you are on and are throwing strikes so they think it was a strike. Next thing you know, the batters are chasing $hit way out of the zone.
Scratch out a run here, a run there. Get some timely hitting in extras. Ace comes back and shows why he is an ace. Result is another win. Doing it that way and doing it often is a mark of a great team. Even just good teams fall short often. Great teams just find a way to get the job done.
About Blue pinching. Believe it or not, Blue likes to call strikes. Encourages batters to swing and the game goes faster. They get paid by the game, not the hour. Start out with command of the zone and Blue gets some confidence in you and, voila, you get the edges. Sometimes, you get something you shouldn't, but hey, everyone knows you are on and are throwing strikes so they think it was a strike. Next thing you know, the batters are chasing $hit way out of the zone.
