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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)

It's just the way it is.

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

I've not been somebody that thinks the Dodgers are out of line.

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

I think they take the rules.

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

And they are smart people.

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

And it's not just the contracts.

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

Yeah, that helps.

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

But they've also – their player development has been phenomenal.

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

So now you're running guys out there like Mookie Betts and Shohei and, you know, all these – Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman.

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

But you also have guys like Andy Pahez and young guys that –

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

some of these arms, man.

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

They just keep bringing guys that are throwing 100.

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

So they're doing a lot of things right besides just spending money.

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

And I tried to tell our guys, like, the last three or four weeks of the season, I said, guys, it's so much fun showing up to the ballpark, being nervous, having a little anxiety because everything you do matters.

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

And our guys did a great job of it.

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

They handled it really well.

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

They played baseball.

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

And because that's what it comes down to.

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

And I can't – I mean, that last couple days in Milwaukee –

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

I mean, I was so nervous, not to the point where you don't enjoy the game, but it's just like you care so much.

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

I mean, I had one eye on the scoreboard.