It was fun. You have so much energy when the game starts, it's hard to slow everything down and just keep it on an even keel. But once the game gets going, it's another game. |
It would be nice to do it in Chicago, too. |
It's a little bit better, but I'm still not ready to go out and pitch, |
It's amazing, in that situation, that they even pitch to him. He already has two homers. What's he going to do, hit another one? Well, he did. |
It's big. They're not just getting called up and sitting there, they're getting put in situations where they can succeed. |
It's cool, but it's not something I'm worried about right now. I have one start before that. |
It's going to be fun. It's a challenge. I think everybody on this staff, including myself, you want to be out there in an important game and be that guy who has got to make the pitches and get the job done. |
It's gotten better every day, ... I didn't really have any complications. |
It's just bruised, sore and stiff, |
It's OK. It's swollen pretty good, but I'll be fine. |
It's satisfying, yeah. But do you want to make a habit of that? No. I could have given up eight runs tonight with the stuff I was throwing up there. But sometimes you've just got to battle, try to bear down and keep your team in the game. |
Izzy told me the first time you're traded or released and go somewhere else is the hardest. After that, it's no problem. I can now understand why people say that. It wasn't hard making an adjustment. It was just different. |
Just coincidence. That's the way it goes sometimes. |
Last pitcher to get a hit, 0 for spring. Jason (Marquis) loves rubbing it in. |
My agent has been through it, and friends of mine have been through it. But I'm not going to let it consume me. |