Richie Zisk
Richie Zisk
Richard Walter Ziskis a retired Major League Baseball player currently in charge of pro scouting in Florida for the Chicago Cubs...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 February 1949
field leadership provide veteran
A veteran can provide leadership not only on the field but in the clubhouse. They're really invaluable.
apply effort few hard hopefully learned playing rest toward year
I thanked them for their effort and playing hard the whole season. Hopefully they learned a few things this year they can apply toward the rest of their careers.
sour
It's a loss, but it's not as sour as it could have been.
chance easier playing season strive teach
Realistically, when you have a chance at the end of the season to be playing for a championship -- if you get into the championship round, that's tremendous. But just to be in it at the end is what you really want to strive for. It's a lot easier to teach when you're in a competitive situation.
leave spring
When you leave spring training, there's always too much pitching. And three-quarters of the way through the year, there's not enough pitching.
baseball decided game gods importance unkind
We don't want to see a game of this importance decided like this, but sometimes the baseball gods are unkind to you.