I was freaked out. I get nervous, believe me. I kept asking the guys if we got bumped. It was like in '99 at Memphis when we didn't make a good pass in round one and then it started raining and raining. Joe Amato would have passed us in the points if we didn't qualify but NHRA gave us all one more chance Sunday morning and we got in. I got no sleep that night.
Quotes about amato (4 Quotes)
What Amato is going through is a lack of confidence. His stuff is there but we just have to work on getting that confidence back. He pitched outstanding in that last inning. He's our guy and we're going to stick with him.
There are a lot of young guys who relied on guys like (graduated stars) Gregg Amato and Pete Carroll to carry the load in big games. We've had some other people step up.
Nicky has had a good season and Amato is playing important minutes. Brunet scores points for us and defensively gets the assignment of the opponent's best player. There have been times when Ashley has been unstoppable in the low post.