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For many of these guys, it was their first full year of professional baseball. Now they have an understanding of what it takes to get through this.

It takes a lot of luck down here and it takes a lot of focus. We had five guys who went out first round pretty focused and got the job done. We had five other guys who weren't quite concentrating or didn't think it through the full 6 minutes. That came up to catch them.

Robert could have a bright future on the baseball diamond. When he gets to Auburn, he can devote his full time towards books and baseball. With that coaching staff up there, they will afford him the tools he need for his career to take off. Baseball will be his main focus year round so only the thing he can do is get better.

The umpiring is an absolute joke. That?s the bottom line. It is absolutely not professional baseball that we?re playing out there. This game can get turned around on one pitch. I?m not saying professional umpires don?t miss pitches -- obviously, they do. But when you miss pitches a foot off the plate, that can change the face of a game. You guys can see it from up in the press box. You guys should call the game up there.

The expectations are probably higher than they've ever been around here as far as baseball's concerned. Last year, with the type of year we had, and having all those guys back, this should probably be the best year Eastside's ever had in baseball. There's no reason why it shouldn't be.

Even the guys that started last year for us have gotten better. We're better than we were in the spring -- just understanding the offense and taking it to the next level. Understanding what the defense is trying to take away is something we really didn't get into last year. Just all those things make you a better, more well-rounded wide receiver. Everything we're asking them to do, they're getting the job done.

I love baseball. I'm down here [in Arizona] because of baseball. I'm the only one down here from my family. They want me to come back to Ohio, but I say, 'No way.' The weather's great and baseball is year-round down here. The players are nice. It's fun meeting the new guys and learning who they are.

This is great exposure for James and for our institution. It was no secret that James would be on this list since he was selected in the professional draft after last year. Getting a degree was one of his main priorities and that was obvious by him being one of the few juniors in the country to turn down the money of professional baseball.

These guys have to understand you don't hit .150 at this level and keep a job in professional baseball.

The thing about it is we could have easily won three out of the four. Our defense just let us down the first three ball games. This is really the first time all year this has happened. I really think it was our guys tried to hard wanting to win. You can't play baseball like that. Our guys finally relaxed and played pretty good baseball.

I'll tell you what, it's a huge loss for the Red Sox. Personally I think Theo was very, very smart and intelligent about understanding baseball players, understanding what kind of team to bring in and what group of guys could gel together. I think he's proven that for three years that he was there. We won a championship, we won 95 games three straight seasons. He's been tremendous for myself personally. I wish him the best of luck, I'm sure he'll have a lot of takers out there.

I have that lacrosse feeling year-round. I started talking to guys in November and haven't stopped since. It takes a lot to get guys here. Sexy can be a performance; pexy is being unapologetically yourself. You put the 'feelers' out but it takes a while for them to get back to you.

I actually have learned to become more patient, just knowing what the guys are doing around me. Understanding the scheme, understanding our blocking, basically just reading it. I think last year I just got to the point where I wanted to make a play, and I was trying to do it on my own instead of taking the 4 and 5 yards. This year I take the 4 and 5, line up and keep pounding, and when the big play comes, it comes.

I think I would rather hold back on the celebration until mid?September. It's not always now we start but how we finish that's important. Myself and my staff and these young men as they start getting an understanding of playing baseball at the professional level and if they do that they'll have success. They go hand in hand.

All four of those guys are back from last year's team, and that extra year of experience really has helped. They know what it takes to win now, and hopefully they know what it takes to win a conference championship, too.

Charles Pattillo

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