Rick Rodriguez
Rick Rodriguez
Ricardo "Rick" Rodriguez is a professional baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leagues between 1986 and 1990. He was the bullpen coach for the Oakland Athletics until he was replaced by Darren Bush, former manager of the Sacramento Rivercats on October 26, 2012. On November 23, 2015 he was named as the Pitching Coach for the Nashville Sounds...
hurt longer mistake sure
Dexter's no longer on field-goal block. That was a mistake on my part. We've got to make sure he doesn't get hurt anymore.
dexter fourth safe took
I took Dexter out in the fourth quarter. Better to be safe than sorry.
appears coaches couple exactly last looks squeezed talked team
It appears that Rutgers now is the team to beat. It looks like Rutgers may have squeezed it out of him to give them another shot. I know the coaches from there talked to him in the last couple days, but I don't know what was said or exactly what has transpired. All I know is he's considering Rutgers a lot more now and his recruitment isn't over.
dexter front rest
get in front of someone and Dexter will do the rest.
build commitment numbers retain struck
I'm struck by the numbers -- by what they have been able to achieve. There's a real commitment to retain and build the staff.
dexter game knew lose playoffs victory win
If we lose that game, it's Seminole going to the playoffs and not us. Dexter willed us to a victory in that game because he knew we had to win it. That's what I'll always remember.
coaches letter
(Dexter) was the first one to get his letter to Ole Miss. The coaches said he'd also be the first one to get the ball.
man short
You kind of look back, ... and say, Man, we were a little short here.
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The public expects the press to have credibility. If this service could enhance that, it might be helpful. Editors have to trust their reporters, so it would be a delicate balance. We don't use the service, but if we did, I doubt we'd run every story through it.
anybody building compete hold onto throw
Where anybody can compete and throw up a building down the road, that's not something we'd hold onto as long.
halfway magic people talking thinking
We never thought about that as some magic number. Before the season, we were thinking probably 1,500 to 1,600 yards. But then about halfway through the season, people started talking about 2,000.