Each day, it just seems like there's one or two balls that I catch that I have no business catching those balls. And there's one or two balls that I should catch that I miss. It's kind of give and take. Each time I go out there, it feels more and more comfortable. |
He really bowed his neck and made good pitches. He got some huge outs with his fastball. |
He's the guy that deserves the credit. Hopefully, this thing will turn into me being like a good umpire -- you'll never even recognize me. |
I can't speak enough about his professionalism and how he keeps going out there. He knew coming into this [game] that his knuckleball wasn't quite where he wanted it to be. |
I missed them, it's that simple. I don't know what else to say. I just didn't catch them. |
I take this as a first step. It's not the way I wanted it to go, but you just got to keep going and keep pushing. I'll watch the tape [Wednesday] and see if there's anything I can do mechanically. I felt like I was prepared and I felt like I battled my tail off. It was just of one of those nights. |
I was encouraged by the at-bat but I'd rather have that last pitch be a strike. |
I'm a big Denver sports fan. I guess you can say that it's a little bit toward that, but more so just doubling up sevens. |
I'm learning every day. He's been a joy to work with. |
I'm not going to make excuses. It was a great pitch and I didn't catch it. I'll just leave it at that. |
If he's healthy, he's going to have a great year. He looked healthy. He looked strong. |
No, it didn't hit him. [But] that pitch was more in and less up than the pitch to Duffy. |
People are making a big deal about him throwing inside. He's working hard at it and he's showing confidence. |
Wake really speaks for himself. What a great job he did today. In the first inning, it could have gotten away from him. It could have gotten away from him a couple of times during the game, and he really bowed his neck and made good pitches. |
We're going to have many more times where it's going to come out in our favor. I really feel that. You've just got be professional and just keep going out there and preparing. I'm anxious just to get back in the bullpen with him and start again and get ready for our start in Baltimore. |