Another Win!

Dave pitched a great game saturday night, scoreless until the 7th, but that happens. NO WALKS! The best part of this year, is that he gets himself out of jams, usually by forcing the groundball for the double play. That's a big consideration when considered for moving forward. That's big, getting out of teh trouble you found yourself in. He also has had some great run support but he is learning, as they tell him, each time you go out, no matter what the score, there is no score. That philosophy is a good one.
Dave is tied for most wins with one other pitcher in the Texas League, and tied with 3 others in all of AAA. He sports a good ERA and GO/AO rate. Everything is working for him this season.
By end of next week he should know if he will play in the TL All Star game, in Texas of all places. Hot Texas. A friend of mine told me that the leagues he plays in makes for tough players, hot humid Florida and hot, sometimes humid, dry TX, OK and AK. Then onto hot Memphis.

Great week for baseball, Florida and Clemson both go to Omaha, those boys don't know what a treat they have in store for them. An experience they will always remember, win or lose. For a week to 10 days, you are treated like a celebrity, and each and everyone of them deserves it, it's a tough road trying to get to Omaha. If anyone ever noticed on the back of the Tiger caps is written Omaha, that's the Clemson philosophy, each and every year the goal is to reach Omaha. That is what is passed down from coach to coach, so I am not surprised that each coach that has worked under Jack has success for post season play. Jack is one of those coaches who lets his coaches manage their players and he manages the coaches. That in itself makes him a winner. I feel sad when I hear about coaches who have to have control over every aspect of the game at their program, it's literally impossible. That's a good thing to try to find out in the recruiting process. We did, we were told that Jack was more or less the father figure and made sure the boys went to class, ran practice and the PR guy, the coaches were the ones the player worked with and Jack never interfered.
Not all here is baseball, on Wednesday my daughter will be getting married, just the folks and her grandma, then when it is more convenient for everyone in the fall we will have a reception. I guess at 34 when you are ready you don't let the moment pass waiting for everyone to be in the right place at the right time. She was kind of upset her brother couldn't leave his job to fly back, but that's not how it works when you are trying ot work your way up in this business.
Have a great week everyone!