Sunday, March 25, 2007

Well....

Where do we go from here? 21 straight and no answers in sight....All three phases of the game have gone cold. Pitching has been dismal, the starters have not given us quality innings and the relievers have not thrown strikes. Hitting has been...inconsistent....we can get guys on base but we have not been getting the big hit. Defensively we have not made plays, dropped fly balls, missed cutoffs, not charging ground balls, not getting behind pop ups....it goes on and on. Basic baseball 101...


We must stay together and stay the course. In a really bad analogy, we may have lost some battles but the war is not over. There is too much talent for us to feel sorry for ourselves and give up on the season. No way. Not me...never. There is still plenty of baseball left for us to still make a run....but we need to figure it out ASAP.

Here is the reality of the situation. We have two choices:

1) Play out the games. Hang our heads, talk about the bad breaks, the missed chances and how young we are....Let the past dictate our future and when postseason play begins follow along with the live stats.

2) Pick up each other off the ground, dusts ourselves off and get after it. Learn from our mistakes. Build on the positives. Start creating our own breaks and get back to playing the game. Use the next two weeks to create some momentum and ride the wave into Sewanee, DePauw and beyond....



"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination"

-Tommy LaSorda


My favorite manager of All Time....He's the guy who can take his and beat yours....then take yours and beat his. I would give anything to sit down and talk to him about baseball and life over a nice homemade Italian dinner. Doesn't get much better than that...

You Gotta Believe...Go Petrels!
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4 comments:

South Florida Petrel Fans said...

Looking at the loss record, 5 of the games were 1 & 2 run losses, and 3 were 3 run losses...games that easily could have gone the other way. Baseball is as much a mental game as it is physical and you guys are allowing your record to affect your game! Everyone knows good pitching will stop good hitting, and that could account for your weak offense in some of the games. But there are other aspects that are attributed to your losses that are "basic", baseball 101. Instead of pressing so much, try going out there with some love for the game, and playing with some passion and pride, maybe then the wins will come.

March 25, 2007 at 7:40 PM
JessicaD said...

Relax boys. Enjoy that fact that you have the privilege of playing college baseball. My husband said something to me this weekend that we can all remember...
"The worst day on this field is still better than the best day anywhere else."

The only way to go is up!

March 26, 2007 at 10:36 AM
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March 26, 2007 at 5:29 PM
South Florida Petrel Fans said...

For your information:
The Petrels play Emory on April 10th at 3:00 PM. If you want to listen to the live broadcast of the game, go to www.emory.edu, click on athletics, baseball, schedule. The "Teamline" logo will be on the upper left hand corner of the page. Click on the "Teamline" logo and enter the Emory teamcode 1028. For a $10 fee, you can listen to a live broadcast of the game on the internet, or for a $25 fee you can listen to the live broadcast on the phone.

March 26, 2007 at 5:31 PM

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