John Axford
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He adjusted, hit the ball, scored the only run.
So those adjustments in-game now that are happening are great to see, and that happening yesterday, especially on someone with the stuff that has on the mound, and especially after the swing you just saw on an absolutely diving 97, 98-mile-an-hour sinker in, tries to follow it up, adjustment made,
Ball put in play, scores a run.
Those things are great to see after, you know, some hesitation or some uncertainty for the first couple weeks.
Yeah, I don't think anybody got on base until the
I think it was more of whatever the spread was.
I know the nutrition side changed quite a bit from the beginning of my career where you're getting skyline chili and pizza in Cincinnati sometimes to, uh, bespoke nutritional setups at each stadium that you go to, uh, toward the end.
So I kind of just try to eat the best I could.
Obviously, when you're younger, I would bring in some donuts on Sundays.
And, you know, you enjoy yourself a little bit.
But my biggest pregame thing was actually just gum.
I'd have a particular kind of gum, whatever was working at that time.
I would fire a couple in.
There was a time for a few years, I think it was like I was having a big red.
And what's the green one that's in the same pack?
Whatever the green one is.