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Courtney Finnicum

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2246 total appearances

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Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

They want to show it.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

Well, you know what?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

If you missed the cutoff, man, or if you're running, you know, aggressive without being intelligent, it doesn't help you win as much as you need it to.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

You know, and I would also say there were a lot of times where I'd say something to a player that it didn't go the way we wanted it to.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And to their credit and to a person, it never happened again, which to me, that's what you're shooting for.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

You know, everybody's going to make mistakes, but you don't want guys making the same mistakes over and over again.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And our guys, they – and again, you know, the game goes fast.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And I think the further you get away from the game, sometimes the easier it looks.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And it can be a really challenging, really difficult game.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

So as long as the guys are preparing and they're trying to do the right thing, I kind of feel like, okay, we're a little ahead of the curve there.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

I think they actually have set it up pretty well.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

You're right.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

83 games is not our goal, you know, and, and, and again,

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

when you win 83, you need a little cooperation from other teams.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

That's just the way it is.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And then when you win 83 games, look who you play first.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

So, you know, we're going to get into that.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

But, but I kind of like it because again, you, you get penalized for being that third wildcard team, you know, you go on the road and everything like that and you play the one seat or what, but I still think it's good for baseball.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And again,

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

In fact, I think we talked about this last year.