"He really, really impressed me," Hochevar said. "Granted, I was spoiled throwing to [Jason] Kendall. He taught me a lot about navigating through a lineup, game planning and game calling, and he can catch and throw with the best of them. He taught me a lot, and knowing what I learned from Kendall and having Perez step in back there, I was impressed.
"I told him my game plan and he did not skip a beat. What I like about him is that he wants to be good and he wants his pitchers to be good, so he puts forth the effort and prepares for a lineup. So you tell him what you want to do or give him a report on how you want to pitch a guy, and the kid goes home and studies it. He drills it in his head, that this is how I'm going to do it, so when the game comes it's just second nature to him."
when this was mentioned to perez he simply said,"It's my job," he said, laughing. "I have to try."
If only all the royals would show this kind of work ethic, through out the entire season, then maybe they could actually make some noise in the AL Central. Then again who knows, Maybe they will. we will just have to wait and see.
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