I call her an angel and a saint and I'll say that as long as she's around. She worked so hard to bring us up right. |
I didn't do my job. |
I didn't help our team. I wasn't able to stop the bleeding. |
I don't know how anybody can say how anybody would do, especially if there's no track record, ... But there will be absolutely no question as to whether his team is prepared going into a series. He works as hard and has as much information that's given to us as any coach I've ever had. |
I don't think he labored. . . He was ahead of every single batter. He had two quick outs. There was no laboring. I would think there is something wrong. |
I grew up in a humble existence. I think it made me much more mentally tough. I played angry, with a chip on my shoulder. I think you have to perform with a rage to do this job. |
I knew yesterday was the day, because everybody was leaving today. I knew I had a chance. |
I know why I'm here. I think it's only going to get better for me. I feel much more comfortable about what I'm doing here. |
I look at this as a second life, if you will. I needed the intensity aspect of every pitch matters, ... Every game feels like an event, a playoff kinda game. Having experienced that a few times, I think I not only like it but I need it. |
I look at this as a second life. Every game feels like an event. Every pitch matters. I need that. It elevates your aggressiveness. |
I remember being in shock. The night before the Orioles had told my brothers (both pitchers in the organization at the time) that they were going to take me with the last pick in the first round. The Yankees had taken a very low profile. |
I stunk. It was embarrassing. Down 6-0 in the first, I didn't give the offense a chance. I take the blame for the offense not doing anything. |
I stunk. What went wrong? Everything, ... I was terrible. It was embarrassing. Not being able to get out of the first inning is embarrassing. I made it very difficult for our lineup to get anything going. |
I stunk. What went wrong? Everything. I was terrible. It was embarrassing. |
I thank the Yankees for giving me a chance to end it where it all started, ... It's all good. I'll be ready. |