he said. ''The important thing is we prove to everyone what kind of a team we are. |
A lot of times, people get caught up in trying to place themselves in a number in the rotation instead of just going out and pitching. If I can pitch 35 or 36 games, that is all that matters, not whether it's first or last. |
Adding two dominant pitchers like Andy and Roger. |
All I can think of is that I wish I was 5-0. I got that no decision and I keep thinking about (how) I should have been able to keep that lead. |
Brad is the type of closer who has amnesia. He won't think about it the next time he gets out there. |
Brad, he's the type of closer that has amnesia, he won't thinking nothing about it next time he gets out there. He'll come out at the end of the next game, and I'm sure he'll be lights-out just like he always is. |
But I like challenges. I always have. I've always been a guy who likes big games. All the way from high school or Little League or the minors, I always liked big games. |
Eventually it was going to come to an end if you play long enough. |
Eventually, it's going to come to an end, if you play long enough. I didn't really have a breaking pitch the whole night. I had to pitch with the fastball, and I didn't really get it where I wanted to, either. So it could have been easily a lot worse. |
Everybody's fine, there's a lot of trees and branches knocked down and the electricity is out, but luckily no one was hurt, ... There's a lot of flooding and some of the roads are out, but compared to what happened in other parts of the state and in Louisiana, we came through it fine. |
Everyone knows I don't try to walk anybody. |
From the very beginning of the game, I knew I didn't have the stuff I had in my last start. I got through the first four innings on adrenaline. |
Going into the second or third inning, I knew it was going to be a battle all night. I just never got in a rhythm. It was one of those battling games. |
Growing up and seeing him work all day long, it meant a lot to see the effort he put forth for his family. |
Growing up, people used to come by and ask why he spent (so) much time with me out in the yard throwing the ball. Hopefully those guys see that on TV today. |