At this point, nobody on our side is surprised by what he does. The guys in the other dugout are probably trying to figure out who he is, but even if they do, with his stuff he's going to be fine. |
I just kind of forgot about it until it first started coming up in the press in November. |
I just want to be a little better than last year. When you are closing you don't have much of a say, you don't know how many opportunities you will get. You just have to be ready and go out and pitch in whatever situation they put me in. |
I would not say I was surprised with the success I had. I have worked hard and I expect to do well. I would never have expected to be in an all-star game. That was not a goal going into the season. That was something extra. |
I'd be lying if I said I was not thinking about (the Giants game) when I woke up (Monday) morning. Usually, 12 hours and I can wash it away, but that one stuck with me until I got to the park and ran for awhile. . . . It felt good to go out there in a one-run game and do my job. |
It feels like we're winning a ton now. It feels like a lot more, even though it's only .500. |
It was a little surreal that the bleeding never stopped. |
It was a little surreal. The bleeding never stopped. . . . I'm sure everyone expected us to move on fairly easy. |
It's an opportunity to represent Merced as well. Everybody is real proud of me being a local guy and doing real well. |
It's nice that toward the end of the game, we've got that stability down there. Fortunately, Cortes was lights out tonight, he was unbelievable, and he set me up for the ninth. |
It's no secret that I throw a lot of fastballs, and guys are going to come hunting (after) it. Start him off with something soft and give him a different look, and then I can speed him up with something later. I kind of had a game plan coming in. |
Last year was a train wreck. This year . . . |
That was a big year for me last year. It's probably the reason I have the opportunity to do this now. |
That was unfortunate for Zach. He was a guy that had some issues earlier and was starting to come back, and it stinks that his season's over. |
Unfortunately I wasn't able to hold the lead. But Scott did once we scored again, so that's awesome. |