Aug. 1
Journal of Julien Henri
It's the first of August and our magic number is 6. We're going to win the pennant in Martinique. Now, it's a question of how we handle the post-season. We have a lot of young players who are not accustomed to playoff games. But, those same young players got some experience last year. With guys like 33 year old Steve Green, who I swear gets better and better, we are equipped to handle this, according to Johan Guerin our Pitching Coach.
Johan has made the playoffs 5/6 years and won it all with Montreal. The players respect his leadership. I know I do.
The papers like to cover my pitching and batting stats....and I'm fine with that, but often my position defense is over looked. I've had a pretty good season in the OF. A +2.4 RF in CF and a +1.1 RF in RF. Throw in just one error and 5 OF assists and it's obvious why I'm feeling good about it. I'll continue to work on it, just like everything else.
Some in the organization think I should decide to be a CF or a P. Fortunately, I have a PC and a BC that support my way of thinking. As long as I produce in both areas there is no reason to back off.
Happy with my base running, too. I've been cut down 3 times, and successful 16 times.
How about Vic Cosman? 16-2. We feel like we can't lose with him on the mound. Usually we don't.
We are on our way to Paris to play the 52-59 Artists. We are 8-1 against them this season.