Daniel Nava, Inside Pitch

When -- congratulations. What a story from the independently is just a few years ago here you are in the big leagues starting in left field effect play park county fail.

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You know it just happened back in -- you know way back that is -- it butler I just. I don't exactly original. Data and just left lenses as moralists like jokes and then. I don't know it just kept doing it as a team and and I can do and it's so funny and keep things light and and up against the tenth victory you guys got a whole litany. I'm just sign off on it and go along. He may be here this weekend like the meter. And matter and it works out period that says that it offers things first then good like today you hit that first pitch -- See that thing then that then and now my guess let's go back to --