Kevin Kinsler
Kevin Kinsler
baseball cost defense felt gave good happened played runs sort three
I felt like that (fourth) inning when they scored three runs was just pitiful. We could have done a better job. I felt we played good defense most of the night. But in that one inning it cost us. We gave up three runs there and that's sort of been what's happened to us. We play good baseball but that one inning kills us.
attitude bad beat couple determined early good guys hard harder problems season work worked
It's hard when you get beat as bad as we have a couple of times early in the season and keep a good attitude and good work ethic. These guys have worked even harder and are more determined to get through the problems we have.
clinic counting pitcher repair slight tear
We were really counting on him as a left-handed pitcher to come through for us. He just had a slight tear in his shoulder. They had to repair it in a clinic in Alabama.
boys knew last november opportunity passed people recognize remember season trying wait
When he passed away in November of last year, I knew then that we'd do something to recognize him. We were just trying to wait for an opportunity in the season where a lot of people who knew J.J. could come out. A lot of people from Warner Robins remember when the Stephens boys played.
hard until
We have a young team. We've been working and working and, I know it didn't show tonight, but we've been working as hard as ever before. Until we get started doing some of the things we've been working on ... we just got to get better and keep working.