[Randolph] said, 'Hey, you're a big part of what's gone on here this year, and we still need you, but you've got to get it going,' ... And he's right. I need to pitch better and there's no way around it. |
All right in a row, too. That was a big test because I thought I could go to that other side of the plate (inside on lefties), which I wasn't able to do much of last season. |
As a closer, you never like to get pulled. But it's the manager's call, and he almost made the exact right call. How could you blame him? |
Glav pitched a great game, should have had the win today, |
Glavine pitched a great game and he should have won it, ... I stunk. |
I don't think anybody in here really knows what is going on so I don't want to speculate. We hope the best for him and hope everything is OK. |
I don't want to say I expected to finish my career here, but I hoped I was going to pitch here for a while, ... I wish I would have pitched better. I don't think I was as bad as some people said, but you go out and give it all you've got. |
I feel great physically, which is why (this stinks) because I've battled so long to get to feeling good. It's the best I've felt on the mound since 2004. ... It's just a matter of getting back to what I'm good at - that's throwing the ball down in the zone. |
I feel like I'm getting my form back. |
I feel like I'm making progress. And that's all you can ask for. ... I feel like right now, the last two or three days I've hopefully gotten rid of some bad habits and consistently repeated my delivery. If I can do that, my pitches are going to be down and I'm going to be successful. |
I felt real good. I was able to execute my delivery and make some good pitches. |
I get in a (Grapefruit League) game and I don't focus like I did today. It was spring training. When you're in a game, you're focused and it's like kicking it to a different level. I'll take three ground balls. That's what I told you guys when I came here. |
I know my role is to get the ball to Izzy and that's fine. If he needs a day off, I can close. I always liked St. Louis. I didn't get to play my entire career there, but who knows, maybe I will finish it there. |
I let my team down. I let everybody down, ... We should have won the game. |
I never thought that I would pitch for the Cardinals again. The adjustment will be easier than the one when I signed with the Mets. St. Louis is a baseball town with the greatest fans in the world. |