5 Questions with Owlz manager Tom Kotchman

A: "It's a shame. It's just like Boise, Idaho. I was there for 10 years and basically all I knew was where the hotel was and where the ballpark was. And it's a beautiful place. This place is a beautiful place, too. ... It's like a second place away from home. I've got a good place to stay at the Marriott. That's important because the most important thing for a manager or the players is their sleep. And you stay in enough Motel Zeroes on the road you don't need to be staying in a Motel Zero here. You need a light on, you need a mint on the pillow, and hopefully the bed's made and the room's locked. Some of these places over the years past, boy, I said 'whew, whew-ooh.' But they have gotten better. For all the teams in this league, it has gotten better as far as the facilities and the accommodations. Some of those places, I wouldn't have my dog in there — and I like my dog — but that has gotten better."

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