Down the stretch it's all about execution on defense. We got beat off the dribble, but Sean came in and made some huge blocks for us. |
He's a good guy to pick his brain a little bit. It's great to be by his side and talk to him and learn from him and watch his work habits. |
Hopefully, I can cut down on the number of mistakes I made last time out, throw a couple zeros on the board and get another win. |
I felt great out there. I felt comfortable warming up in the bullpen and just took it out there on the mound with me. |
I got the win, got a hit, that's pretty good outing. That was a lot of fun. |
I kind of get into that. The coaches may not like it, but I think it helps me out a little bit. |
I know I'm a rookie. I feel really comfortable here. The guys have made me feel real welcome. Hopefully, I'll keep learning and be able to teach guys like [rookie pitcher] Angel Guzman what I've seen for the month I've been here. |
I learned from my walks today. When the pitcher [Rich Harden] came up to hit, I didn't pitch, I threw. I knew he wasn't going to swing. It penalized me. |
I think we're rolling now. We haven't had our team together all year. The shots (Williams) blocked tonight were amazing. |
I'd start and he'd close. If people weren't paying attention, it looked like the same guy. |
I'm just glad to get this under my belt. |
I'm just trying to pitch. I just have to go out and do what I can do. |
I'm not out there to do bad. I'm out there to get us a win and pitch as hard as I can every day. In baseball, there's a big turnaround -- guys come, guys go, guys get hurt. I'm just going to have the best time up here that I can. Hopefully, it'll last a long, long time. |
It is extremely motivating. We have high expectations on this team and we're trying to live up to them. Now we know it takes hard work. |
It was a tough call. But, I mean, there were tough calls all game -- both ways. We take care of what we have to do and we take the refs out of the game, and those close calls won't be made. |