[Comedian Jeff Foxworthy took batting practice at Turner Field last week.] That was a gutsy performance there, ... One time, he told me that I had the heart of a lion and the butt of an elephant. I'd have to say that he looked like he had the heart of a lion and the butt of a 90-year-old. |
A fault of mine is to get too excited about the first game. I kind of figured it out, then had a different routine for five years and had to learn it all over again last year. |
Actually, ... I think I know the reason, but I don't need to say it. |
After last season, I had to make some changes. I couldn't keep going with the philosophy that I had to pitch no matter what. |
Age is not a factor right now, ... I think we both pitch with our hearts and guts, and go after guys. Obviously, he's got some hardware to prove it. |
And for one day, we could put aside the failures of what things they keep (saying) about this team. |
Any time you talk about a missed start, people's [attention] goes immediately to the injuries, ... But that's not the case. It's just giving me a couple of extra days. |
Anybody can be a starting pitcher. Not everybody can be a great starting pitcher, but anyone can start. Anyone can't close. It's a completely different animal. It's a completely different mind-set. Some guys can do it for a while, then burn out. Some guys can't do it at all. I think it's the most challenging thing in the game. |
Anything you give a couple of extra days, it's just going to make it that much better, |
At this point, it's the playoffs, and I guarantee you won't hear one word about my shoulder being an issue one way or the other, |
Bobby told me to drive the runner in. It was awesome McCann was able to score on that. |
Certainly we can't rely on past formulas, ... Basically we depended on superstars to do the bulk of the work, but now that work has to be done by many players or we're not going to be able to compete at the level we're used to. In the past the talent of a few great players overcame our inefficiencies, but those mistakes were our undoing in the postseason. |
Certainly we can't rely on past formulas. Basically we depended on superstars to do the bulk of the work, but now that work has to be done by many players or we're not going to be able to compete at the level we're used to. In the past the talent of a few great players overcame our inefficiencies, but those mistakes were our undoing in the postseason. |
Every day, I'm thinking of ways to implement this system. That means I can't get in the rut of doing everything fast. |
Everything that I wanted to accomplish, everything I set out to do from an attitude mindset-wise, stayed consistent throughout. |