Winning tough... Diamondbacks 1 - Yankees 0

Our adventure continues...

Winning in baseball is usually done with a combination of good defense and timely hitting. I am going to include luck into that equation, because yes, a lot of luck is involved. The good thing is that good teams rarely need that much luck, and more often than not you win because you deserve to win. Such it is with our team. Yet I have to believe that you make your own luck as well. Case in point, leading 1-0 in the third inning on Saturday, with 1 out, it would have been an unlucky bounce to have had given up a double to a player who had not been expecting to get one. Luckily Rachel made a good throw to Adam who managed to hustle and tag the runner just as he reached second base. Lucky.

There's a lot to be proud of here. Our young ones are coming along in game situations. Riley is showing great hitting ability, and when called on the past 2 weeks, Tristan and Rachel have made good fielding plays. It's focus and support that keeps us doing the right things. It's important that we keep focused and keep making the right decisions on the field.

Once again, hitting seems to be an issue. 1 run is hardly a world beater, and although it was enough on Saturday, let's be honest, it won't win many games. Adam is an impact player, and we are lucky to have him. He's playing at a different level than anyone else in the league and it is important for us to be able to make his job that much easier by getting runners on base in front of him. I will be adjusting the batting order again as I need to take advantage of what he brings to the table. 2 weeks in a row we have not made the most of his power, and I promise that will change.

Batting practice is the order of things this week. I'd like our guys to work out the kinks in time for our next big game, this coming Saturday against the Dodgers.

See you all on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.