It just goes back to let everybody else worry about the Rocket. Let him take the show, and hopefully I can creep in from behind and take their feet out from under them. Them, not Roger. |
It was a close pitch. (Thome) spit on it, it may have been a little low, but it's borderline. But still, you walk a guy and when the next guy comes up, you've got to make your pitches. |
It was a nice little day of playing catch. No pain, no discomfort everything is fine. |
It was just a day of playing catch. That's all it was. No pain, no discomfort, everything's fine. I was anxious more than cautious. It was a positive day. |
It was mainly the pitch in the second, I felt a little different, no pain, nothing like that as far as the first inning. But I wasn't loose. You know, live arm, the same giddy up that I have had in the past. I was kind of worrying about that and as soon as I threw that pitch I knew what it was. |
It's a 3-3 game. I give up a home run, it's a funeral. I'm over it, man. I've got one more start here, and that's all that matters. |
It's going to be different. Everybody's telling me I'm coming over to the varsity league. |
It's pretty frustrating; I feel about two inches tall. You've got these guys who play day in and day out with their heart behind you and you can't go but four innings. |
No matter how good I feel I got to take that extra day. It's been mentioned to me and I know for a fact that I'm needed down the road as opposed to now so however long it takes. |
Not today, the season. It's a waste. ... Kids are out there busting their butts, and there's still nothing but negativity. |
Obviously, there's a step before [pitching on Saturday]. Baby steps. I'm not going to go out and pitch if I'm not ready. The good thing is it's only been a handful of days [since the injury], so I shouldn't be that far behind. |
Pretty scared. When you break up scar tissue, it's going to feel the same as when you tore your ligament. Then you have to do all the tests and everything else. ... As far the pain, it's almost identical. |
Sooner rather than later, we're going to see a new team on top there. |
That's big to do that early. I tried to get out there and get the strut, get the glare and the feeling. This is my first spring training game with a new squad. I wanted to start off on the right foot. |
The third inning was good, but something wasn't right. (The Jays) will take care of me. I'm not worried about that. I come back and it's just a scar tissue thing, I would expect to take a few extra days as opposed to being back on the same schedule as last time. If I threw five days later last time, why not wait until 15? Make sure everything is out of there for good ... whatever it is. |