Inside Pitch - Don Orsillo

I JP Natalie atop the standings and wins and losses thirteen over 500 relating and hitting. Pitching starting pitching really pitching and fielding. This is some -- and I you put that.

Together on offer drug and but it -- we've played well the first month and a half maybe almost close to two months and lot of young kids have played well and you know us immunize test for us obviously coming here is always a battle -- run -- young kids notice so. You know we're we're we're up a good start hopefully we can maintain it.

last year led the league in pitching definitely did lose Burnett but -- C. The difference in runs score is basically the same people right.

Well a healthy Aaron hill's big big addition. Healthy Scott Rolen healthy Vernon Wells. -- playing every day so I think we've got some different different guys in line of as far as health and as far as new.

Faces up hill looks like -- he's a guy is gonna be -- right up there all year and may be -- batting. Possibility or even an MVP type.

Well you know what you had a really good -- before getting -- Last year losing them right around this time was a big big blow was another very good plan obviously you Olympic park which one do. Is the approach changes -- those -- CEO -- tennis. I think a little bit I think a -- in -- of that but I don't think -- much is being made as ours when approaches I just think guys and help him navigate -- you know.

We we match deal last -- now you have Bob market -- injured in McGowan nature didn't. -- should be your rotation now how are you put it together with these kids.

While Scott Richards on a good job for us seized -- a good job raised on a good job for Merrill was doing a good job gleeful little bleak. So all the young kids are really stepped up -- and a great -- and I think the one -- we have some depth and I think that that's enable us to get through some of -- This is is a guy that you. Really you drafted number once he must have thought a lot of and they become faster. While he's come a lot faster that we thought obviously a lot of it is not a necessity. But no he's big strong -- good arm. And you know you're so we can maintain what he's doing so far -- brought to the table I think a lot of a lot of comfort. I think a lot of reassurance but it a lot of credibility. You know we've had some good managers here before callousness -- gives both -- a good job for us but he was taken it to a different level I think because of it you know the -- on -- little better. -- are now within the writing about but also because of his winning a background. Well I think tickets a lot of that's overrated a lot of sense a big leader Kevin because we needed the right handed bat. I think everything else beyond that as it is applause and I think you know he's been a great addition to our club. Two previous noticed. Kennedy getting more excited now in no way you. Worked very hard to try to get it to that point where -- the ninety's yeah I think you know last last two times stock pitch we had 50000 walk ups. So we get the crowd at the close one was in the forties and one was in the high thirties. So I think we're getting there and I think eventually you know we keep playing well will have Paterno to Toronto. While we're going to miss -- sites are too happy about missing holiday yen this week why is he saw a special -- other than his great stuff. Great preparation -- I mean he goes about his work so so efficient and and he doesn't leave anything to be that to be a question you know he's he's prepared with a video. You know every game he was -- doesn't have his good stuff he's going to get through the sixth and sometimes -- seventh -- great competitor just everything you really want from -- leader on -- now. And I used to make your offseason home in the worst area in the the kids are involved not only baseball but pretty good hockey players now Mariano and not think that they like hockey like baseball it is very active in. It's a fun time up on time for them I mean at twelve and -- so they're doing all things -- within your -- kids should be doing. I JP was the a lot of in the near future thanks for joining us and congratulations good team Joe thanks -- Now back you.