I believe Major League Baseball is the best league in the world. I would like to try what I can do in this league in the future. |
I could see my pitch count, so I determined that I would get a strikeout no matter what. |
I want Japan to win so well tomorrow that the Koreans will think it will be a long time before they can ever beat Japan. |
I was not convinced with that outcome. The day off helped very much. I was able to rejuvenate. Up until the game, I did have the weight of the flag on me because we could not lose again. Once the game started, I was back to myself. |
I was not convinced with the outcome. One day off helped. I was rejuvenated. We know that from now on we cannot lose. |
I'm excited I had a chance to play on the best team ever. With the world championship on the line, I was really proud I did a good job. |
It showed all the bad points I have. That was about the worst outcome I could imagine. My delivery was off and the pitches were bad. |
My pitches were starting to come along as the innings went by. I was trying to be too accurate on the corners at the beginning but I started not to worry about it too much as my pitches were going really well. |
That was something I've never done in my career. When I was getting ready to throw, I had the feeling something was about to go wrong. It wasn't a one-run game, so that made it easier for me to take. |
This brings a lot of responsibility and a lot of pride. We wanted to show our baseball is at a top level. This makes us very happy. |
This was the first time to face the Cubans since the Athens Olympics. They have those intimidating hitters but I wasn't afraid of them and I wanted to overpower them with my fastball. That's how I came to this game and that's how I pitched in the first four innings. |
We came over here with one goal in mind to show the world our quality of baseball. |
Well, it was my first experience to pitch in the game with the world championship on the line. I was going to feel a lot of pressure, as this is something you wouldn't be able to buy. But I did not feel much of it once I got on the mound. |