Sentence examples for command problems and from inspiring English sources

He chose to sit Bobby Abreu, Robinson Canó and Jason Giambi, all lefties, while preparing for — maybe expecting — Pérez's quirkiness to reveal itself, as it often does, through command problems and a lack of focus.

Much of the credit for the recent surge goes to the starting pitching, which continued Monday when Ivan Nova overcame command problems and some hard-hit balls to throw seven shutout innings.

Too often this season, Wilson has hit the 100-pitch mark in the fifth or sixth inning, his command problems and inability to put hitters away at times preventing him from going deep into games, which in turn puts more of a strain on the bullpen.

Hughes overcame some early command problems to pitch out of jams, and may have quieted the doubters who wondered whether he would pitch well in the playoffs.

Mets Manager Jerry Manuel said Maine's improving health and increasing strength might actually have contributed to his command problems, which Maine never directly conceded.

Command problems plagued both sides.

"There was trouble pretty much every inning," said Hughes, who said his command problems were not related to his skipped start.

The Defense Ministry promised a no-holds-barred inquiry into the debacle, but the command problems Marshal Sergeyev described are no surprise to military experts.

But as confounding as Hughes has been with his command problems this season, his latest poor outing was nothing compared to the devastation the team felt when it learned of the diagnosis on Pineda's shoulder.

Back in the National League for the first time since Florida traded him to the Tigers after the 2007 season, Willis brought some of his recent command problems with him.

The French army experienced a variety of command problems, especially in its early operations in southwestern Germany.