A lot of it had to do with that fourth at-bat (Sunday) when he got a walk, ... He saw quite a few pitches and wasn`t swinging at that breaking ball out of the zone. That`s the biggest thing with him. He started to make those adjustments at the start of the second half. He slipped a little bit, but now he`s picking it up. This guy`s got so much talent you`ve got to believe the sky`s the limit.
From the perspective of my own conscience, morally this is the right thing to do. We need to let the state employees know that we (in the Legislature) are tightening our own belts, too.
When I found out, I was willing to run a (legislative) repeal as part of HB213. But a UPEA lobbyist said I shouldn`t.
The guys are determined to put the first half behind them and are playing up to their capabilities in the second half.
I feel pretty confident that I`m going to get both of these teams to state. I`m far more optimistic for both of my teams to make it than I`ve ever been.
If you look at our times, they look about as deep and as fast as last year.
Other than not making the playoffs, things couldn`t have gone any better. To go through the struggles we did in the first half and being able to persevere and come back and be in the mix and taking that thing all the way down to the wire was great.
I`ve got seven boys that can run. We haven`t had that before.
And no other legislator I know did.
He`s going to be a contender to win state.