He's the leader of this pitching staff and has been. |
Hopefully, I'll have 35 starts next year and have a chance to win 20, not 15. |
Hopefully, the same as the 30s. We'll see. I don't know -- I've never been 40 before. |
I appreciate them letting me go back out there and hit in the seventh inning, ... The fans are awesome, they always are. They made it easy to go back out there. I'm thankful that Dusty gave me the opportunity. I wish I would've pitched better. |
I couldn't see. I had a hard time with contacts, was the thinking. I didn't mind wearing glasses. I saw fine out of my glasses. Contacts? I had no chance. I had one work, one didn't. Next inning the other one would work, the other one wouldn't. I just had bumpy eyes, I guess. My eyes were bumpier than the normal person. I was a tough fit for contacts. |
I didn't think I was done. Because my stuff was OK. I really believed and I've always believed that when I get hit 9 out of 10 times, it's location. |
I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound. |
I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to. |
I don't know if I tried harder or what, but I was done, ... It was one of those games where I felt I was always in a jam. You never get a chance to get your second wind or whatever. I hit a wall and when you're done, the bullpen has a lot better chance than you do. |
I don't know why. I don't throw hard. Maybe [Kerry Wood] or [Mark] Prior, but not me. I'm easy to catch. |
I executed my game plan pretty good, |
I felt better than the last time, which is good. It's still early. You've got to wait and see, rack up some innings, to see if you start feeling better. Who doesn't feel good after five innings (in spring training)? |
I felt like I was on the verge of getting knocked out of the game. |
I figured those were the Cubs fans, weren't they? Let's not get carried away, |
I got the ball up on one and missed location on another, |