I know that people are going to bash the guy in the manager's office for leaving me out there, but I felt great. I know myself. It had come down to I didn't make my pitches. |
I know there are a lot of people that don't want to hear it, but when I look back on it, stuff-wise, that's every bit as good as I threw the ball last year from a pure physical standpoint, ... Every time I needed to reach back, I felt like I did and had something extra on the ball. I had all four of my pitches. I just didn't pitch well. I'm not used to that. I'm not used to feeling that good and not pitching well. That was kind of odd for me. |
I left some balls in the middle of the plate again, in situations that you can't, ... I let them feel like they were in that game the whole way and not shutting the door is not something I'm accustomed to. |
I really believe that in our division, the team whose rotation and pitching staff stays off the disabled list is going to be the team that's on top at the end of the year. |
I take a lot of pride in where I sit in the rotation. After Opening Day?s over, it?s over. But there?s something to it for me. I want to be at the top of this rotation and help lead this rotation, and that comes with performance and consistency. I haven?t done that for almost two years now. |
I think he gets how big this thing is for me. And how important this thing is for me. Every inning. Every out. Every pitch. How that affects him, I don't know. But he's very intelligent, and things don't get lost on him. If you're talking pitching and he thinks it will help, he'll use it. |
I think he's a guy that you benefit a lot more from getting 200 innings out of than 60. Makeup-wise, he's not far from being a consistent winner in the big leagues. |
I think I can be better than I was in 2004 simply because I have 2004 to use as an experience. I'm a year smarter on the hitters in this league. I don't go into any season looking to duplicate something I've already done. I'm trying to do something I've never done before. |
I think I can help us win one, but if I don't get back and throw dominating baseball, this team can still win a World Series. |
I think the fear of public embarrassment and humiliation upon being caught is going to be greater than any player ever imagined. |
I think they understand what it is we get paid to do. We get paid to win a world championship - period. We don't get paid to play well or whatever. We get paid to win a world championship. And to have the best possible chance they can have at that, they need to be healthy in September. They understand that. |
I thought I threw a lot more good ones than bad ones, ... But again, results. |
I thought it was a little inconsistent today, ... but today was just location. I just left a lot of balls in the middle of the plate. |
I thought the same thing everybody else thought. The sun goes up and the sun comes down and the Red Sox and Yankees play meaningful games late in the year. It always happens that way. |
I thought they might come out aggressive. They did. |