I think the key for us is maturity. It was a big jump for our freshman going from Pony League to high school baseball. You have a shorter distance between the bases and from the mound to home in Pony. But our young guys did carry a the load for us, or they wouldn't have been there.
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In describing the Mound-builders no effort has been made to paint their costume, their modes of life or their system of government. They are presented to the reader almost exclusively under a single aspect, and under the influence of a single emotion. It matters not to us whether they dwelt under a monarchical or popular form of polity; whether king or council ruled their realms; nor, in fine, what was their exact outward condition. It is enough for us to know, and enough for our humanity to inquire, that they existed, toiled, felt and suffered; that to them fell, in these pleasant regions, their portion of the common heritage of our race, and that around those ancient hearth-stones, washed to light on the banks of the far western rivers, once gossiped and enjoyed life, a nation that has utterly faded away.
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A mound of refuse or the sweepings of a street, Old kettles, old bottles, and a broken can,...
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He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in reality be digging a pit.
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It's an awesome concept. I wish there was a perfect way to do it. You're going to see a lot of general managers, managers, organizations hold their breath every time their pitcher steps on the mound.
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Sandy's fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound.
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I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound.
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'... It is not the stones, But the child's mound ...' 'Don't, don't, don't, don't,' she cried.
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'I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit!'
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"... It is not the stones, But the child's mound ..." "Don't, don't, don't, don't," she cried.
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