If you go to a different ballpark, I know it's 60 feet, 6 inches from the rubber the plate, but the backgrounds are much different. Some plates look like they're closer than others. Some mounds are different than others. I really don't know ... there's no excuse. |
It makes it really tough, especially when (Willis) is on a roll, |
It was definitely on my mind when I woke up this morning, |
It was really nice for him to go out there and to basically just try to get after it. Just basically he's trying to get out there and be a part of the team and do what he can do. He looks like he's way on his way to, first of all, getting comfortable and, second of all, putting everything behind him. And like I said, getting after it and trying to get back with the team and be a part of it. |
It went well. I felt great -- no pain, no tightness, no discomfort whatsoever. As far as pitching is concerned, location was there for the most part. My arm felt great. I didn't feel any [discomfort]. I just felt normal. |
It's a little aggravating. I'll certainly be back in a couple of weeks. I just hope it's back to 100 percent instead of 90 percent. |
It's been tough. Sitting there in the dugout and watching your team play knowing that I'm not going to have anything to do with the game. Especially in games that we lose, it's really hard. I'm back now and I just can't wait to get my feet wet again. |
It's definitely on my mind, ... Who knows what's going to happen? A lot of my friends are not wealthy, and I don't know if they'll be able to get out. |
It's going to be a little different when the games start rolling around, the electricity of the fans, just getting the season under way. |
It's just a shame that I had to work so hard to get through the innings and get my pitch count up so I couldn't stay in the game a little longer. |
It's just nice to have him out there. Let's put it that way. We had a No. 5 out on the field and in the lineup. That was pretty good. |
It's sore, but I feel good, |
Just following these guys, watching them all year long, and even last year, it's just been great. I just try to copy the way they go about their business out there on the mound. |
Just like last year, pretty much every game we play right now from here on out is going to be pretty important. And they're definitely important against the teams we are facing right now. We've just got to take one game at a time and go from there. |
Man. I was just ... actually, probably, I don't know, ... I was so wound up. It didn't seem like we probably were going to get it. I thought it would be tied. But Eric and (shortstop) Adam (Everett) turned it, and here we are. |