They'd use wood rather than aluminum bats, so you'd get a better idea of what to expect. The first thing a minor-league pro will do to a college hitter is to come inside. The pitchers tried, Troy made the adjustments.
Quotes about minor-league (16 Quotes)
This is a very hard business even if everything is cranking on all cylinders. You can talk to anyone working in minor-league sports. You've got to have a real passion for it.
It's pretty much a given with the stuff he has. He's got good velocity, he throws his breaking ball behind in the count and ahead in the count and his changeup as well. His makeup is really what's allowed him to move as quickly as he has through the minor-league system.
I don't know if he could rebound. It's worth a chance. We're signing him to a minor-league contract. To bring in a guy with his history on a minor-league contract, what is there to lose
Suppose a minor-league basketball franchise wanted to come to South Jersey This project will produce revenue in ways we haven't even thought of yet.
We believe it's good to promote baseball world-wide. Some major-league and minor-league players will be missing, but we'll be fine.
I took this job because I was confident in my own ability and knowledge of pitching to do it. I would never have left home to take a minor-league job, but I also didn't want to get too old and one day say I never tried it.
We're growing, we've prospered and all we needed was just a chance. The old image of Oklahoma City being a minor-league city is outdated. We've always been a great place to live with low-cost housing, virtually no traffic congestion, fresh water and clear air. But we've never been perceived as a great place to vacation. All our positives started to mushroom up in the last 18 months.
The real rivalry is intense, but this is minor-league baseball. It's supposed to be fun.
It's going to be a pretty good team and it's going to be exciting. We have a lot of talent in this organization. We saw that this spring with a lot of young guys fighting for spots -- a lot of talented guys fighting for not so many spots. We've probably got the most talent in minor-league baseball. It's tough, but it's great competition. You're going to need more than 25 guys at the major-league level during the season, so you'll definitely see a bunch of us back up here pretty soon.
Some of the amphitheaters have big ticket fees and high services fees and big parking prices and high food and beverage prices, ... You can go to a minor-league ballpark where a beer is 3 or 4, or you can go to an amphitheater where a beer is 8 or 9.
They always have a label for you, ... When I came out of junior, I was a 'junior coach.' When I came out of college, I was a 'college coach.' Then when I made it to the NHL, I was a 'minor-league coach.' And now I'm a 'defensive coach.'
There were some people that were apprehensive, but it only took the first week of the season to see how much faster the ball is in Triple A, ... I've said all along that Round Rock deserves to have the top level of minor-league baseball because of the way the fans support the team.
This is certainly a big night in San Diego. I can't put into words what it means to the community, his teammates and the minor-league players we have in our system.
(A's pitching coach) Curt Young wanted to see how he felt. Then he'll pitch on our day off on March 15 up at the minor-league camp to keep on schedule.
Minor-league baseball will continue with replacements. No further negotiations are scheduled or contemplated.