He (Shields) has been doing it all year long. He might not get the credit, but to have a great closer, you have to have a great setup man. |
I couldn't make the right pitch at the right moment. I'm disappointed the way I pitched today. At the same time, I'm happy because I had a great year. I've just got to hold my head up high. |
I think it was close enough to call [a strike]. He didn't, though. So it was a ball. |
I think it was close enough to call the pitch. |
I'm really happy, excited and proud of myself. Now I just have to put it away and get ready for the next day. Do my best to help the team. |
Maybe they'll let me pitch 10 or 15 innings. I know for sure they don't want me to pitch ... but I don't want to sit at home for four months doing nothing. |
That's how baseball is. You could be throwing 20 innings in a row without anybody scoring. You could strike everybody out. But there's going to be a stretch of the season where you have your bad time. Right now I feel like I've been going through that. |
We're all tired from the last three days, but we put all that behind. How are you going to feel tired, especially in the playoffs? |
When I started the season, I just wanted to stay healthy; that was goal No. 1. I also wanted to save 35-40, but 40 was the number on my mind. I still have a month to go. |