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BUD BLACK So many good things happened this year that you have to be proud of these guys.
BUD BLACK He was in the training room drinking Gatorade while everyone else was drinking champagne in the club...
BUD BLACK Any time you have a chance to sort of regroup, take a step back, then go at it again, it helps. Last...
BUD BLACK I don't think these guys lose confidence. You'll find very few major league players lose confidence....
BUD BLACK For a guy that doesn't crack 90 (mph), to give up as few hits per innings pitched as he does, it's r...
BUD BLACK The whole year he showed that poise and composure.
BUD BLACK You can't speed up a pitcher. Bart has to get his arm ready and he has to be able to get his body re...
BUD BLACK He has to continue to get over the little hurdles that are going to make him a big-league pitcher. I...
BUD BLACK In the dugout you see some of the facial expressions up close and you see that intensity. Don't be c...
BUD BLACK This is not just a program doing its own thing. We want to be a part of the whole success plan of th...
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