I felt good, I had pretty good location. I wasn't disappointed. I wasn't fighting everything. Maybe after 16 years, maybe I figured out how to start spring training. |
I felt pretty good, ... The ball was coming out of my hand pretty good. I got tired in a hurry, but we expected that. So we'll just take it from here. |
I fought my way out of it. It was a good outing, a good day. |
I had thrown maybe 20, 25 pitches, ... When I start, I probably throw twice that many. |
I had to find out, and we had to find out whether I could go out there and pitch. You can't throw a test out there the last week of the year or in the postseason, when every game is as big as they are. I had to know now whether I could go do it or whether I couldn't. |
I have a completely new appreciation for what those guys have to do out of the bullpen. It's surprising they can do that three or four times a week, ... I could barely do it once. |
I knew it was going to be my last hitter, ... Today was the way we drew it up. |
I still get on a bus that day. So every day I pitch, there will be a bus. |
I think I was flat, ... The last game and today were just bad days. I can't tell you exactly why. I warmed up well and felt good coming in, but I couldn't throw strikes. And, when I did throw strikes they got real good swings at them. |
I think that was a significant factor, too, |
I think we're all envious of guys who are proud of their accomplishments and decide that's enough and walk away. He certainly can still pitch if he wants to. |
I think when things are going well, Joe likes to stick with it. |
I thought, 'He must know something we don't know,' and he did. |
I threw 75 pitches - about six good ones. |
I threw everything I had and they hit everything. |