Heyward continues his hot hitting - STLtoday.com
PHILADELPHIA • Jason Heyward homered to left and twice singled to center Sunday as he ran his numbers in the first five games of this trip to 11 hits in 20 at-bats and his season average to . 279. “I don’t know what else you could ask for,” said... Before the game, Matheny had said, “The word I keep coming back to is ‘free. But I saw a guy trying to do so much he was almost bound up. “He was trying to (1) make an impression on his new team and (2) still trying to figure out the kind of hitter he wants to be. And you always have free agency hanging over your shoulder. “He’s out there just being a pure athlete, which he is. ”. Matheny had high praise, seconded by Heyward, for hitting coaches John Mabry and Bill Mueller. “Those two guys really get the art of hitting,” said Matheny. If you get a guy into an new organization and the first thing they get is an absolute swarm of ‘You’re complicated. We can help,’ you pretty much know you’re going to lose a guy. Heyward said he appreciated Matheny’s praise. “He understands the grind of the season,” Heyward said. Following up Matheny’s analysis of how Mabry and Mueller took a patient approach with Heyward, the outfielder said, “That’s the mindset. Source: www.stltoday.com
