tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31267211.post115647961778615891..comments2023-06-11T08:58:54.568-04:00Comments on Connecticut Defenders Home Base: UnfortunateJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05465214998700990774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31267211.post-1156565245257478792006-08-26T00:07:00.000-04:002006-08-26T00:07:00.000-04:00I don't know if he would have had 30 saves. Maybe ...I don't know if he would have had 30 saves. Maybe if he spent the whole year with the Defenders and serving as the closer. I think his ERA would have been lower as just when he was called to AAA, he was really hitting stride. <BR/><BR/>One of the things pitching coach Bob Stanley wanted to work on with Billy was focus. Billy is an emotional guy. There's good and bad associated with this. The good is when things are going well, he can ride that wave of emotion and use it to his advantage. The drawback is if something doesn't go his way, it can lead to the aforementioned lack of focus. When pitchers don't focus, the list of bad things that can happen is long. <BR/><BR/>In a conversation with Billy last month, he mentioned that focus is something he needs to work on. The general opinion iin the organization is once Billy learns how to bottle emotion and direct it toward his pitching, he is flat-out NASTY.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465214998700990774noreply@blogger.com