I'm going to be out there Monday no matter what, but it is what it is. People get sick all the time. I think that lying in bed all day yesterday was definitely the best thing I could have done, but it's not going to affect you on opening day. No matter how sick you are, once you get out there on Monday, it's going to be a great experience. |
If we can keep the 25 guys on the field that we leave Spring Training with, we have as good a chance as any. |
If you're ever going to pitch to him, that's the perfect opportunity, and he still managed -- I don't know how -- to keep [on top of] that inside cutter without hooking it, |
It was a big win. Zambrano, in my opinion, is one of the top five pitchers in all of baseball. Facing Zambrano, you know he's not going to give up much. |
It was a fun game to pitch in. You could see it early when he struck out the side in the first that Andy had his good stuff. |
It was a struggle from the first batter to the end of the fifth. My job is obviously not to put us in such a big hole. You look forward to this game for so long and then you go out there. ... I didn't really have that many competitive pitches. |
It was a struggle from the first pitch. It was about as bad as it could be the first time out. |
It was disconcerting, since I'm a ground-ball pitcher. At least they were solos. |
It worked out fantastic, ... The offense came through, they did a tremendous job. It was more of an offensive win, [even though] my name may be attached. |
It's a team game. It wasn't like Valentin tried to let the ball go through his legs to see how far it would get by him. That 0-2 changeup was my mistake. I take responsibility for letting the guy score on an 0-2 pitch. |
It's fun to be able to go out there and feel like you have a better chance of having success. |
Just the awesome size and how big they really are. I mean you see pictures, but you have to be that close to appreciate how big they are. |
More than anything, it's the excitement of starting the season off. We're much improved and we look forward to get going. |
My name may be attached, but the offense came through. |
There's no question that we have to go on a winning streak like we did at the beginning of the year. |