I actually enjoy pitching here. It's a nice place. I like the park. The mound is good. If you start concerning yourself with that short wall in left, the next thing you know, you go away from your game. They still have got to hit it out there. |
I always had that mentality but I've gotten to a point where I understand how to use it. It's all about controlling it in your head. |
I can control the game down in the strike zone with them and keep the ball down. It's tough to elevate when you hit a lot of ground balls. |
I can only control what I can control and that's go out and try to make pitches and keep my team in the game and give them a chance to win. So that's all I'm going to do. |
I can't believe I won, ... My son did a little dance for me and my wife gave me a big hug. We were really excited about it. |
I can't believe I won. Two years ago, I didn't know if I was ever going to pitch again. |
I definitely felt better than I felt the last couple of starts, mechanically, ... I felt like I was getting through the ball a lot better. My sinker was better, my cutter was better and my command was better. |
I didn't make very many good pitches in the second inning, |
I don't think there will be a problem with people moving back, but I think it will attract a different group of people. I lived there for 12 years. I know how the city works. |
I feel like I have the ability to go out there and control myself and control each pitch way more than I've ever done before, |
I felt good. I definitely felt better than my last two starts mechanically. My sinker was better. My cutter was better. My command was better. What allowed me to finish the game was taking the ninth like it was the first. If you rush through the ninth trying to get outs, you're not going to complete that game. |
I felt like I kept the ball down in the strike zone, and that's why I was getting those ground balls, |
I felt relaxed, ... I felt confident. When I was in trouble, I wasn't concerned about it. I was really focused on what I needed to do and I did it all night long. |
I got my work in and I'm ready to go. I kept the ball down. |
I had command of my sinker, command of my cutter, and command of my breaking ball, and I was able to throw it when I wanted to throw it and keep them off balance all night, |