Sparky Lyle
Sparky Lyle
Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyleis an American former left-handed relief pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseballfrom 1967 through 1982. He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox...
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They threw the ball well. Pitching, for being the first time out, was pretty good on both sides.
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That's how you get to learn pitchers, and he is adapting to that very well. Brett is very astute at what he's doing. He's taking it seriously and getting a good read.
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There are two things going on. Do we have the money to sign another player? That's probably something we'll talk about tonight, but we can't go into the season without a shortstop.
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I knew this guy was a bona fide closer, but to see him go out and throw, he is very very good. A lot of times you don't know about these guys until you see them a couple times, but he is very legitimate. He goes about his work seriously but still has a good time.
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I really don't know why. I know one thing: My guys go out there and play hard for me. That is such a confidence booster for me.
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He arrived here and said he was ready to throw, and he was not kidding around. The way he is throwing now, I can't see us having him for the whole year.
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It's very hard to repeat because your team gets dismantled every year. The biggest thing for us last year was winning the first-half title, and that will be our goal again.
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There's been good pitching, but the hitters' hands are cold and they are just trying to keep them warm.
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You're always happy when you can get a Triple-A or big-league pitcher because most, as a whole, know what they are doing. Finding a way to win a game or go five innings when you don't have your best stuff is what pitching is all about.
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I can't see us trying to steal a base in a 0-0 game until the late innings. We'll have to see how that one plays out.
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We always try to get some new players because they bring a freshness. But we're not going to not take somebody (back) if the new guy isn't that good.
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Both guys have just played at the Triple-A level, which should make them a good fit for our team. Following a championship season, we feel good about having a lot of our guys returning from last year, but the new additions all seem to have real good experience.
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The best part of it was we shut their offense down. I knew we had the pitching to do what we've got to do and what we can do.
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Sylvester was very good. He threw the ball hard.