Jordan, you truly became a complete baseball player today. You've always been a good hitter, but today you played the game like you were having fun. You pitched a very crafty two innings. After giving up three runs, mostly due to bad defense, you struck out the last two batters to end the inning. I guess you decided you needed to get the outs yourself, since your fielders couldn't get anbody out. I could tell that you were going to have a strong second inning, and you sure did. After getting ahead in the count on the first hitter, a guy about 5'-6", you completely fooled him with your cutter. The next two batters were smaller kids, and you struck them both out after setting them both up with a change up, you came back with heaters right down the middle. The ump was great as he called the third strike with his arm pump, which really added to the excitement. And then, not to rely just on pitching, you walked and caught the pitcher sleeping and took off for second before anybody knew what was happening. It was a close play but you slid in safely and it really pumped everyone up. Pete Rose would have been proud. In the fifth inning you stole third, not even waiting for the ball to get past the catcher. It didn't, and he made a good throw but too late, as your excellent sliding paid off again. I've been looking for you to spark your team up like that for years, and today, you came alive and became a complete player.
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