Bob Apodaca
Bob Apodaca
Robert John Apodacais a former Major League Baseball pitcher, and an assistant to Colorado Rockies General manager Dan O'Dowd currently working with pitchers in the low minors...
advice bullpen free good great guys mind needs speaks true type younger
He's a very good guy, he's a great teammate. He's good in the bullpen with the younger guys and he's free with his advice and he speaks his mind and sometimes it isn't always a kind remark. To be a true teammate, something needs to be said when it needs to be said. He's the type of person who will do that.
stressed talked
I talked to them (Sunday) and I talked to them (Saturday) and stressed to them that every inning is important. We are not able to coast.
arms bullpen last since talked younger
The bullpen is something we have talked about since I've been here. Last year, we went with younger arms and it showed.
acquired bottle caught league lightning major pitcher
He's going to be a Major League pitcher -- we caught lightning in a bottle when we acquired this guy.
answers count discomfort earned fifth hat opportunity pitch ring starter strike stuff throw yes
This was not so much about his stuff but how well he commanded the strike zone, that he had no discomfort and that he got his pitch count up. The answers were yes, yes and yes. . . . He earned an opportunity to really throw his hat in the ring (for the fifth starter spot).