So Long for just a while. . .

Just a quick wrap on the season that was. Losing in the playoffs hurts. Really it does. When you finish the season in the regular season it doesn't feel the same way. Not that it isn't somewhat sad when any season ends, but if the club doesn't make the playoffs then the end is clear-you expect it, plan for it even. When it is the playoffs there is always hope that there is one more game, or one more series. Then there just isn't.

All that being said the final week of the regular season this year was some of the most thrilling baseball I have been a part of-mainly because of the circumstances. All year long it seemed as if the team was snake-bitten. Things would start to look up, only to have something else go wrong. So then to get a week or so away from the end of the regular season, trailing the wild card by two games and needing to reel off a good string of consecutive victories just to get a chance to go on it all seemed unlikely. Things would have to go the Grizzlies way and they'd need some breaks and it all happened. Guys stepped up and they played loose and had fun and made that run. I really had fun calling that run.

I'm not going to try to look back and analyze what went wrong, or what could have gone better. Like I said it was a thrilling run and fun to be a part of. Phil Warren and Darin Kinsolving and Randy Martz should be commended for the job they did.

There's a ton of young guys on this team and that means, at least, good competition next Spring. You know Phil and staff will be well prepared come May for another season in the sun!

Bye to Chillicothe. . .
I guess most FL fans know that Chillicothe will be leaving the league next year, which is one of a few league changes. As you probably know Chillicothe has long been one of my favorite places to go during our season. I will miss it greatly and wish everyone involved nothing but good things!

Listen up. . .
I've posted a few of the more notable highlights from this past season on the Grizzlies website. Click on the "team" tab on the left of the website. One of the choices is audio archive. A couple of Mike Breyman's highlights are up there as well as the end of the no-hitter against Kalamazoo.

Batter up. . .
Maybe you've heard. Maybe you've noticed construction near the Kid's Zone here at the ballpark, but Grizzlies manager Phil Warren and hitting coach Darin Kinsolving are getting set to open a hitting academy. The building won't be anything fancy, but the training and equipment certainly will. The Grizzlies hitting academy will open later this fall with instruction for players of all ages.

Keeping reading here this off-season. I'll try and keep everyone updated on all things Grizzlies and any news with me too!