[Josh Fogg, the Pirates' player representative, agrees with the union's decision to accept a stiffer penalty for first-time steroid offenders. The union is pushing for a 20-game punishment, up from the current 10-day penalty. Commissioner Bud Selig has pushed for a 50-game ban for first-time offenders.] Everyone wants to clean it up, ... We're going to have to meet in the middle between the penalty Bud wants and what we have now. |
[Wells'] health is a major concern. I think he's had this problem the last couple of years. He's had issues with his arm and his hand, not getting enough blood to his hand. It was getting worse. Hopefully this is something he can get corrected and be as good as it was. |
I didn't get the ball down at all today. Eleven hits in six innings proves the point that I wasn't pitching down in the zone. ... When Furcal got the home run in the fifth, it shifted the momentum back to them. |
I feel like it's pretty much written in stone now, ... I don't know what they're thinking, but from the signs I'm getting, I don't feel like I'm in the plans for the future. It's unfortunate; I enjoy the organization and I've had a good time here, but right now, it doesn't look good. |
I feel like it's pretty much written in stone now. I don't know what they're thinking, but from the signs I'm getting, I don't feel like I'm in the plans for the future. It's unfortunate, I enjoy the organization and I've had a good time here but, right now, it doesn't look good. |
I missed some pitches up in the zone the first two innings, and I paid for them. |
I was a little wild, but I was wild in the zone, ... And I managed to pitch out of a couple of jams. |
I was trying to get them to put the ball in play but not get the real good part of the bat on it, but they found some holes, |
It would have been nice to make better pitches with guys on base. |
It's a results-oriented game and, overall, I haven't gotten the results. It's the story of my year - I had a bad inning. |
That's a start, but in order to get where I need to be, I need to be a little better with the off-speed pitches. That's something that you've got to take away from this, realize that it's Spring Training and the results now are not as imperative as they are during the season. But it's time to start getting people out and try to win a job. |
There's a lot of swelling and bruising, ... but there's not really a lot of pain. I assume I'll be ready to pitch [Tuesday]. |
We got that big sixth inning, and that was huge to go out there and instead of being down 4-2, being up 6-4. |
Yeah, I remember that. I was not going about the business the way I was supposed to. |