The Leadoff Man
Welcome to the Leadoff Man everyone, this is your host Steve Stone and we are here at beautiful Wrigley Field as we prepare for the home opener. Our guest today is Cubs manager Jim Frey.
Welcome Jim. I am sure it is good to be home after a long road trip. It was a bit of a hard trip for the club, tell us where the club is right now a week or so into the season.
It sure is good to be home, no doubt about it. Well the season started off quite well for us in the bay against the Giants but we obviously sputtered the rest of the trip. One thing i have learned, it is a long season and we have to concentrate on playing good baseball on this home stand and pitch it a little better and we will be fine.
Ryne Sandberg and Ron Cey have really started off the year slow. Any thoughts on their struggles?
I am not worried about those guys. Ryno is usually a slow starter so we will see him get comfortable and produce. As for the penguin he may be pressing a bit too much, but he is determined to turn things around.
You will be facing a 19 year old Dwight Gooden out there today. Any thoughts on what to expect from such a highly touted prospect?
Well I will tell you this much, that kid has some incredible stuff and we will have to be aggressive at the plate. The Mets have some really good talent with Gooden and of course Strawberry who both may be the future of the league. Hopefully the wind will be blowing out today.
Do you think you depend too much on the long ball as a team and maybe you need to change approaches?
It is April 13th, we are not changing an approach. We just need to settle down and I think playing here at home is a great way too do that. I am confident we have a great group of guys for the 1984 season.
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