(Wells) doesn't have the same thing I had, but it was still good talking to him. He seemed pretty comfortable with his situation. |
Both of the errors hit on the exact same spot on my glove, right on my thumb. We work on that every day in spring training and we get balls hit a lot harder than those two were. The only way I can explain it is that maybe I took my eye off it at the last second, because those plays should be made 100 percent of the time. |
Everybody's finding their roles. It's like the pieces of the puzzle are coming together for us. |
He has instilled this, 'this is who you are, stick with it, be stubborn with it,' approach. The sinker was working great. As long as I don't try to do too much with it, it is always there. |
He has instilled this, 'This is who you are, stick with it, be stubborn with it' approach. The sinker was working great. As long as I don't try to do too much with it, it is always there. |
He's aggressive with his fastball. He doesn't pitch to the park, kind of the same mentality I take out. When you're at Coors Field, you can't just say, 'I'm going to do something different.' You can't change the type of pitcher you are, you just have to go out there, be aggressive, and make your pitches. He made some great pitches today. |
I didn't make good pitches with two outs. They came up with some clutch hits. |
I get stronger as the game goes on. I get more confident as the game goes on. I felt I was able to mix up my pitches and keep them off balance somewhat. After that first inning, I felt better on the mound. |
I got one pitch up to him. I didn't get the fastball in enough. |
I got that one pitch up to Howard. I didn't get in enough. I know I could blow him up if I get the ball in, but I didn't. |
I kinda made it tough on them, pitching only five innings. I tip my hat to them, they had to do a lot of work tonight. |
I know the situation and would be happy to talk with him, but I'm not going to call him out of the blue. If he has questions, I'd be happy to answer them. |
I learned how to pitch better and how to compete better. I had a little slower velocity and learned how to throw my change-up for strikes when I needed to. That was a big help. It was something that I needed to go through. |
I made a couple bad pitches, but I'll take this and build off it. |
I made a couple of bad pitches, got the ball up and cost us a couple of key runs, but overall I felt pretty good, felt strong. Hopefully, I can take this, build off of it and take this to the next game. |