All we need

Said sugar, make it slow
And we'll come together fine
All we need is just a little patience...
patience...
Ooh, oh, yeah

Great point by Rowdy today at HW. Watching the Pirates last year, they were one of the least patient baseball teams I'd ever seen. Most of the hitters couldn't wait to swing at the first thing they got close to, most of the pitchers couldn't wait for the the ball to be put in play so they went for the strike out. Some of our fielders couldn't wait to get off the field and made routine plays look adventurous, or worse (looking at you here, Tike Redman and Jose Castillo). If Tracy can do one thing it's to preach patience. We were the youngest team in the league for a lot of last year, and we certainly played like it. Of course patience may be something Tracy will need himself, because we aren't like the Dodgers teams he's managed. A lot of patience, at the plate, on the mound, and in the field, will go a lot longer towards the extra win we need per week than a bunch of hit and runs and sacrifice bunts. One group of people that should ignore this conversation, however, is the Pirates marketing department. "All we need is just a little patience" is NOT an acceptable slogan for 2006. Though it's probably better than "Come Hungry" now that I think about it.