64 ordspråk av Brandon Backe
Brandon Backe
My balls were moving, I had life on the fastball, and I was jamming them pretty much for most of the night. A couple of pitches they took advantage of, and that wasn't even the home runs. Those were just singles.
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My dad (Harold) moved 20 miles in three hours yesterday. He still has 100 miles to go, ... I have friends out there. I don't know where they are.
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Not being there has been pretty tough. But you can't really do anything about it.
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Obviously, it would just (stink) if something happened to them. I hope nothing happens to them or to anybody.
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Once I get going and try to give it a little oomph, it gives me that shooting pain, ... It's like someone stabbed me in that area.
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Once I get going and try to give it a little oomph, it gives me that shooting pain. It's like someone stabbed me in that area.
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Once I show that I can go five innings, I'd be comfortable to get back with the team and get back in the swing of things, be involved,
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Spring training is finally over.
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The home run that Howard got was basically a pitch that he cheated on, ... He just kind of opened up and hit a pitch. It was right where I wanted it.
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The pitch to Cabrera was a first-pitch changeup, and I got him out in front a little bit but not enough. It's just disappointing when you make pitches like that and they hit them out of the ballpark.
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The success that I had alone in the playoffs last year helps me relax. Helps me just basically know that I'm not going to let the playoff atmosphere affect me in any way because I've been through it before and I've also succeeded.
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The success that I had in the playoffs last year helps me relax,
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The success that I had last year against (the Cardinals) is definitely a big confidence boost, and it just allows me to know inside that I can defeat them and do well against them,
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This is our ballpark, and we've had plenty of those this year. Now I feel like all the other pitchers who have given up home runs here in that fashion.
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This was similar to last year for me, ... Going through the first three innings and not giving up a hit, I was thinking déjà vu all over again. It was really reminiscent of last year.
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