I wasn't going to bring him into a 1-0 game the first time back. There was a lot of drama in that game. It wasn't for the faint of heart.
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Hopefully Ellis will get on and give Jason a hole to shoot for between first and second base. We're just trying it out.Ken Macha
It's about footwork. He's keeping his feet underneath him and using his legs to drive the ball out there. ... He would try to be too quick and he didn't get his feet set. That was probably the majority of his difficulty last year.
Ken Macha
We can make sure to get him game ready hitting-wise. He went through minimal rehab when he came back last year and hit 12 home runs in 100 at bats. I take that as an indicator he'll be fine.
Ken Macha
Walks and hit batters are not a good formula against this club. They worked the daylights out of (Zito). One guy after another having five-, six-, seven-pitch at-bats that's a task at getting through that batting order.
Ken Macha
Ellis did such a great job leading off last year, he's probably going to be the first to give it a try.
Ken Macha
By giving him today off, perhaps he'll be at full strength tomorrow. Hopefully we'll get him on the mound and see how he is.
Ken Macha
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