John Lombardo
John Lombardo
John Lombardowas one of the founding members of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs and one of the band's most influential members, writing much of its early material. He is also a member of folk rock duo John & Mary...
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Juan has built off of the success he had late in year with Texas. He has tried to solidify his status and is trying to compete for one of the open spots in the rotation. I think it is important that they are realizing that this is part of the opportunity to build and get better.
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His care and concern for athletes was only surpassed by his willingness and enthusiasm for educating athletic trainers and young physicians in sports medicine,
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I'm not prepared to say where the big three will wind up. All different levels, all three had success last year, but they took their lumps as well. This spring will be a very telling factor for all three.
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Motivation through fear was Woody's biggest coaching tool,
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There's no need to force-feed him. He's a college guy, so he's been there and done that. He's a little ahead of the curve, so the fact that he's not playing now is not the end of the world. The last thing we want to do is rush and put him in a position where he gets re-injured or takes a step back.
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With his focus and determination, he's been very impressive. He comes from an educated baseball family and he's learned the game from some very good people, so in that regard he's ahead of the game. He already has some intangibles that the other guys don't have. That, combined with his natural ability, mechanics, arm strength and his feel for pitching, says there's definitely something there.