To me watching him, the rhythm of his delivery is a lot smoother and a lot better. We talk among ourselves about things. Anything to help us get that extra edge we try to find. It looks like his delivery is smooth and not as choppy as it was last year. His first spring start of this year was better than any start he had last year. |
We still had, what, six outs left to go when Tony was tossed? |
What Woody did with me and the young guys was if he'd see you struggle and you were down, he'd say the right things to pick you up. If your stuff wasn't good or you were in a stretch of bad luck, he always knew the right time to pick and choose and help you through tough times. |
When you go through a streak like that, you start doubting yourself. |
When you go through a streak like that, you start doubting yourself. You start changing your game plan and start to be a little too tentative. You stop being aggressive in the strike zone. You start trying to make perfect pitches on the black and fall behind on the count. |
You look out there, ... and there aren't too many true aces out there that are going to shut you down. |
You send any one of us out there against anybody and I like our chances. It's not just the guys at the so-called top of the rotation. It's everybody. |