Guys look like Mr. Potato Head, ... with six or seven body parts that just don't look right. |
He obviously sat next to me in Washington and lied. I don't know that there's any way to prove that anything he did was not under the influence of performance-enhancing drugs. |
He was phenomenal. That's as good as I've seen him look since October of 2004. That's exciting. It's very exciting to see that. |
He'll be there, bat third and probably hit two home runs. |
He's a classy guy. I'm guessing (he retired) because from a pitcher standpoint, the backup catcher has got to catch Timmy and that represents a whole new set of challenges. |
He's been doing that every inning he's thrown this year. He's maturing physically and mentally -- every pitch, every at-bat. He's thinking and he's not thinking too much. He's thinking just enough and he's making adjustments. He's making them on the fly. When you can do them with that stuff, he's going to get better fast and he's done that. |
Hopefully, it's something he's at peace with. He's a classy guy. I wish him the best. It's a tough situation, I'm guessing, because from a pitcher's standpoint, you've got to be a backup catcher that has to catch Timmy. That represents a whole new set of challenges for whoever that guy is. |
I came in after that second inning as down as I have been in a long, long time, |
I can understand how he can take that (comment) to be what I didn't intend it to be so I can't fault him for reacting the way he did. I wanted to find out how he's doing. Again, he had a slight concussion. |
I care what people think, but that doesn't change what I say. I am who I am. |
I certainly didn't think I'd be pitching in the game. |
I did some things better, ... The first pitch of the game I left the ball out over the middle of the plate, and Manny made a huge play. |
I didn't feel any different physically than I have felt in the past, ... We used all my pitches. I got outs with all of them. We located better today. I think that's obvious. |
I didn't feel like I had super stuff and I didn't feel like I had bad stuff. I felt normal. |
I didn't throw any better or worse than I have. Physically, I haven't had any problem. That's what's been frustrating. It's just a matter of performance and confidence. |