Why Hurley does not matter
Hurley, and for that case Kiker, Poveda, Volquez, and Diamand do not matter because there is an underlying problem here. There is no question that these pitchers have good to even excellent stuff. I want one of these pitchers to step up and rid us of it though.
It may not even be one of these, but someone needs to step up and do it. This "it" I am speaking of is something that can't be taught. I thought Millwood had it when watching his demeanor on the mound, but his "I will only give advice to these kids if they ask for it" contradicts my assumption. Padilla doesn't have it. The only pitcher that truly displayed it was Diamand after slipping of the mound and being laughed at.
I want one pitcher to show up with the confidence, swagger, and udder dominance in his head that he can pitch a shutout every game out. I want a bulldog that hits a Kinsler like player every time he steps out over the plate. I want a Clemens or Ryan like pitcher that leads with his actions and his words. I want him to confront people and call out players and coaches that do not want to win as bad as him.
I am not saying the current players on the roster do not want to win, I am saying they do not want to win bad enough. If they did, we would have wins rather than loses. Winners find a way.
Like I tell my employees at work, I don't want excuses, I want results. The reason why no one in Amarillo Texas is better than me at what I do is because I want it more. I will go longer, harder, and faster than anyone. And if someone is better than me, that is the person I want working for me so I can retire knowing my business is in good hands.
I want someone to show this on the field. The winning tradition will start there and then spread throughout the organization for years to come.
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"It"
He`s got "it".
by 82Cardinals on May 27, 2007 10:53 AM CDT reply actions
Darin Erstad
by turpentinechaser on May 27, 2007 11:06 AM CDT reply actions
is
by knockoutking24 on May 27, 2007 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I liked that one too
by Dustin on May 27, 2007 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
you can bet...
hey!
This is a family site!
seriously though, people said volquez had "it." "It" is a function of being good, not the other way around.
Word
There's more than one way to be a good pitcher.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2007 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions

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