Mel taught me a new grip on my sinker in spring training, and I've used it all year, ... It has really helped me. |
Mel taught me a new grip on my sinker in spring training, and I've used it all year. It has really helped me. |
Once I felt good, it was a matter of just getting in games and getting my pitch count up. They were really cautious, which was good. It's something you don't want to nag you or to pop back up later. I hated missing every bit of it up here, but we took our time and got it right. |
Please, somebody pinch me when it's all over. |
Putting up those runs just made me relax even more, |
Sure, I'd like the opportunity. It would be a good challenge for me. I was excited about the start I had against them in spring training. That was neat. |
That was huge; that play right there gives them their fourth run if they score it, and it ends an inning, ... Any time you make a play like that, in a game like this, it swings the momentum to the team that makes that play. |
That's a good thing to hear, and I appreciate it, ... I also think that without the defensive and run support, nothing happens. It's a team game. |
The 7-0 thing is nice, but more importantly, it's a team win, |
The big thing for me is getting ahead with strike one, ... Early on in the game, I wasn't doing that. I was just glad it wasn't worse than it was. |
The hamstring was perfect. Got to go over to first a couple times and no problems at all. The arm strength is coming and I just look for it to get stronger each time. |
There's times I looked around, but never in awe, ... In Columbus, we had about 1,200 people and here we had, what, about 50,000, so it's a little different. |
They really gave me my first real shot, a chance to pitch in the big leagues, ... To do it here against them, it's special. I can't put this into words yet. |
They say this is a game of inches. Well, those few inches changed my whole life. |
They told me they played, `It's a Small World After All,' and I didn't even hear it, |