A Better Boggs
After the Outlaws lost to the Long Beach Armada to close out their first homestand with a meager 3-6 mark, I was somewhat stunned to see struggling sparkplug Steve Boggs walk the entire way from the dugout to the clubhouse entry-way with his head straight down. At that point, he was finishing up the home stretch with just nine hits in 37 at-bats (.243) to lower his season average to .232.
His body language was noticeably better when we talked yesterday before the opener of this homestand and his average was up to .259 after a good showing on the road swing. His clutch double tonight that helped break the game open was actually his first extra-base hit of the season, so I asked one of those superlative questions baseball players just absolutely love: was this the biggest hit of the year to date?
"Oh yeah," Boggs shot back immediately, staying away from the traditional answer that every hit ever struck in life holds the same personal value.
"I'm hitting the ball now. I'm back, you'll see I'm going to be hitting the ball and getting on more."