"We simply fall too late in the primary season to shape the outcome."
His batting average fell to .210 in the 2001 season.
Better could not be till the Rains fall in the dry season.
"When you fall behind early in the season, you're often fightin' a losing battle," Bird said.
The club fell to fourth in the next season.
Despite this, he fell out of favour in the 2002-03 season and was released in May 2003.
Heavy rain falls in the main rainy season November to April.
But the Cowboys are finding the pieces falling together late in the season.
However, San Jose State fell to a 9-22 record in the 2011-2012 season.
The leaves, which fall in the dry season, form a rosette on the top of branches.