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“There is no walking in baseball”

February 16, 2007

From www.nationals.com:

About 30 minutes later, Acta watched pitching coach Randy St. Claire give the pitchers instructions on how they should do their work, and he also talked to Patterson at the same time. After it ended, Acta noticed that the pitchers started walking to their next station.

“Let’s start hustling,” the skipper said.

The pitchers suddenly started jogging to the next field to perform their duties.

“It’s a crisp Spring Training,” Acta said. “Walking is not allowed. We are jogging from station to station just to keep things going. There is no walking in baseball.”

I love Acta’s attitude. It is completely different from Frank Robinson, and that can only mean good things. Lets hope this positive attitude rubs off on the players leading us to a positive season!