Vance Wilson
Vance Wilson
Vance Allen Wilsonis a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. Listed at 5'11" tall and 215 pounds, he batted and threw right-handed during his career...
good stuff
He's awesome. He's got as good a stuff as we have in this organization.
cap game good hurt missed stuff tip
Everything he got hurt on had to do with location. He had his good stuff in the bullpen, good game plan. We just missed with our spots, and then you tip your cap to their lineup. They hurt you when you make mistakes.
bad boils kinds
We're not prepared. That's what it boils down to. There's all kinds of things that are making us look bad now, unfortunately.
backs cares couple fall handled might players pressure supportive taken took
From my standpoint, there's not a whole lot different that he could have done. He's passionate. He cares about the players, he backs the players and never once bashed them to the media. I thought he handled things very well and took the pressure off the players. He's taken the fall now for a couple of months. If anything, he might have been too supportive of us.
emotions hitter pitch playing starts
He was locating. When that happens, the hitter starts thinking. You start playing with his emotions when you pitch that well.
mental miss pitches problem
I actually had a 17-pitch at-bat one time. The problem with long at-bats is that you typically miss pitches you should have hit, so you can't get into a mental game.
guys playing problem sure
One thing we won't have a problem with, though, is guys playing hard. Tram will make sure that happens.
good throws
The thing that makes it so good is he throws it so hard.
low maybe middle strike
Down the middle to most people, but maybe a low strike to him because he's 6-foot-12.
approach forward good hard taken winning
I've always taken the approach of working hard and being prepared. I feel good right now and look forward to winning this year.
games pride shut signed
You still have to go out and compete. We signed on to play 162 games, not 140 games and shut it down. If you're any kind of professional, it's important to show what kind of pride you have.
crazy crowd emotional feed goes guy huge truly
They feed off their crowd. They're an emotional team. They get one guy on, and it's like a huge rally. The crowd goes crazy ... truly the extra-man effect.
knees motor pitch runs strike wants
Ultimately, he's got to pitch at the knees and then go up in the strike zone. His motor runs pretty high, and he wants to pitch up early.
bad ball balls counts early good line offense pitches seemed threw
He threw some good pitches early that got called balls, and it just seemed we got in some bad counts because of that. No offense to the umpire. I thought he threw the ball better than his line showed for sure.