The call-up wasn't anticipated. I was just hoping to get a chance, and now I hope to make the best of this.
Quotes about call-up (10 Quotes)
He's a guy that, over the years, our scouts have liked a lot. He's been in our organization at the minor league level and his development's improved every year. He's somebody that can compete for a job out of training camp or be a good call-up for us. He's a big guy that can move around and add a little bit of toughness.
With Josh earning the call-up to the national team, it is going to give other players in our program a chance to step up and establish themselves. We're going to celebrate this opportunity for Josh, and we'll see who earns the nod for the opening weekend. We're fortunate to have some depth at the goalkeeper position.
The only thing that could hurt us would be some sort of quick call-up, without any warnings. Nowadays, reservists get some advance notice.
The call-up was well-deserved. He's been our thoroughbred for quite some time, and I was going to ride him hard until he got called up, and that was exactly what we did.
You're still playing to maybe get a call-up to the big leagues. Or it might mean you're coming back to our organization next year or there might be scouts in the stands from other organizations.
The jitters weren't there. Whenever a September call-up gets in there, you try to do something to win a game, make an impact, leave an impression on somebody, and that's all you can do.
He tried to wait as long as he could for an NBA call-up and continued to turn down different offers (overseas), so I advised him to go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity, then be ready for the NBA camps.
I've been watching that for a while. Another player on another team gets called and it goes to guys' egos. 'How'd he get a call-up' They go to the apartment and talk about it, worry about it and call their agent.
It was a nice to see him perform like this. When someone gets the call-up, you want him to do well. You knew he would, too, judging by how he was playing in Wilkes-Barre.