tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post112225207453066320..comments2024-01-05T03:41:19.602-05:00Comments on Nats Triple Play: A Loss for WordsNatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967066946860270813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post-1122312916705755672005-07-25T13:35:00.000-04:002005-07-25T13:35:00.000-04:00"When I walk to home plate and I got a man on thir..."When I walk to home plate and I got a man on third base, I'm not thinking home run. I'm just thinking good solid contact. I shouldn't be jumping or check-swinging, I'm looking for a ball I need to hit." <BR/><BR/>Which is all fine and good, but he needs to stop thinking it, and start communicating it to our hitters, else he needs to start thinking about work as a psychic.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967066946860270813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post-1122308538705984562005-07-25T12:22:00.000-04:002005-07-25T12:22:00.000-04:00The trick, of course, is implementaiton. We don'...The trick, of course, is implementaiton. We don't have much insight into the way McCraw works, and obviously we're not seeing any results right now.DJDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745199045050332380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post-1122305807083374502005-07-25T11:36:00.000-04:002005-07-25T11:36:00.000-04:00You might be jumping the gun a little bit. This w...You might be jumping the gun a little bit. This was what McCraw said of our hitters<BR/><BR/><I>"We should win by simple execution," McCraw said. "Not home runs. Just base hits, contact. Read the situation. When I walk to home plate and I got a man on third base, I'm not thinking home run. I'm just thinking good solid contact. I shouldn't be jumping or check-swinging, I'm looking for a ball I need to hit."</I>Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613066721261858360noreply@blogger.com