From Coach Dave:
Tyler: Did a very nice job playing first base, and really thought about the game. In our first playoff game, for example, the Rays had runners on first and third. It was pretty obvious that they were going to have the runner on first steal second. We have a play for that situation that involves a hard throw to the shortstop in hopes of catching the runner leaning off third, but I told our catcher to simply throw the ball back to the pitcher. Tyler was standing next to me, and asked why I hadn’t put on the play. I explained that the guy at shortstop for us hadn’t played much shortstop and hadn’t practiced the play. I had visions of the shortstop dashing over to cover second while our catcher fired a hard throw into left-center field. Tyler likes to know the whys and wherefores of things, and in he’ll be a good coach when he has kids of his own.
My favorite Tyler moment came after our win over the Yankees, in which Tyler’s leg was hit by a blazing fastball. It hurt! When I gathered the team together for the post-game chat I asked Tyler how his leg felt. I loved his answer: “Great!” Winning can make everything feel better.
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