A lot of it is that we haven't really gotten into the slide-stepping yet at this point in time. In this thing, it's a timing situation and we still have about 10 days before we open up. It's going to get better.
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As a team we probably threw too many pitches. This is the first time they have thrown to hitters. Overall we were OK. We played errorless ball and swung the bats well.Ernie Whitt
We had our chances, we had our fate in our own hands and didn't come through with it. Anything can happen, you look at the odds and they are probably worse than us yesterday beating the U.S. but then that's why we play the game.
Ernie Whitt
It was a wake-up call. Everybody speculated South Africa would be a pushover. I was surprised at the caliber and how good they were.
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People, especially in Canada, have been making a big thing out of the fact that we are opposing each other as managers. Buck is a close friend of mine. Canadian fans might consider the U.S. to be friendly rivals, but there's certainly no rivalry between Buck and myself.
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I think the pitchers threw the ball a little better today, and that's always encouraging. It's just a buildup. I didn't learn anything today, though, that I didn't already know. But it is definitely a way to gauge where we are. So now we go forward from here. The enthusiasm and attitude around the clubhouse is high.
Ernie Whitt
We felt we were kicked in the stomach last night playing South Africa.
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