THWG
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I never worry about early season offense. It takes hitters some time to get in a rhythm and adjust to pitching from someone other than their own guys.So far this year:
- Pitching - like where it is going. Wish we had pitched more than 2 yesterday for experience, but can't argue with the result. Hope for a power explosion today and seeing 4 pitchers like we did on Friday.
- Hitting - worried about the lack of hitting and runs. Seems to be that way early every season for us, then we get hot in April. We have only scored 6 runs per 8 innings so far. Yesterday's big 5th inning 4 runs were largely from a misplayed deep outfield fly (ruled a hit not an error but was very catchable). Our power is a concern; The Baron has much better plate discipline and when he did strike out went to 9 pitches in the count. Just not the results; batting .143. But we did coax 6 walks and 1 HBP to complement our 9 hits.
- Defense - really nice plays being made that were the difference. The in-field seems very tight and Holland had a beautiful throw out of a steal attempt. Highlights in the outfield too even though I miss Nick. We did have two errors yesterday - one on The Baron not fielding cleanly and another on Webb I didn't see.
- Baserunning - very aggressive and effective so far. Stole 2 of 3 yesterday. We have speed.