Anytime you can go 9-1 in 13 starts, it's definitely a dream. I don't think I've ever had this kind of run. |
He's obviously coming off an injury that's prevented him from doing anything in a live game. He might be, and I hope he is, a little rusty. We're going to make the Giants beat us. Not Barry Bonds. No man is bigger than any team. We're still playing the Giants. They have Bonds. Maybe that's going to throw them off a little bit. |
He's tried and true. To have to do it for so many years and have the expectations of so many fans and be able to perform at the level that he's been able to do it is just a testament to his work ethic and mental prowess and just the stamina to stay focused and stay on top of the game. |
I couldn't straighten my arm the first day so the fact I can actually move it is a good thing. There's a lot more flexibility in it today, but last night I couldn't raise a salad bowl at dinner. |
I don't know how many months or days it's been. It's nice to get back on the horse. |
I feel good about it. The clubhouse, all the guys have made themselves available. There is not a lot of ego in here, which is really nice. Everybody's able to be themselves and just have a good time. I feel really good about this team. |
I still haven't been able to find a baseball player who has had this. You think about elbows, shoulders, ankles, knees, but this is definitely a different thing. |
I think they were surprised to see me go back out there. I was under the impression I was going three innings the whole time. |
I threw a couple of pitches down the middle that he normally would've hit out. |
I threw it about 60 feet today, but that was it. It felt better than it did Sunday. I can tell you that. We'll see what happens. |
I was looking forward to finally putting this last stretch out of its misery and put the illness behind us. My fastball has some life in it. |
I will miss more than one start. |
I'd been waiting a few years to get to that point, put a bunch of hard work in. Seeing the fruits of my labor pay off the way they were and just having kind of a freak injury prevent that from continuing was frustrating. |
I'm healthy as can be. The finger is a non-issue. |
I'm healthy as can be. The finger is a non-issue. With the way the season started and the way I was going, it was just rolling, like a snowball going down a hill. It was disappointing for what it could have been. |