First things first, the jitters are gone. I did what I had to do. I dreamt all through the night time hoping I'd have a great start and it came true. |
I didn't really want to talk to anybody (on Tuesday). I wanted to relax and just go have a good dinner with my family and get some sleep. The phone rang a lot yesterday. |
I don't know where that came from, but I had it. Hopefully it stays in there. |
I felt pretty good. I fell behind with my curve a couple of times. And they're a good-hitting fastball team. |
I felt really good. Everything was on. I was throwing strikes. I was putting the ball where I wanted to put it. It was a real good day for me today. I wasn't actually nervous at all. |
I got the jitters. I was rushing myself. This one's gone. I feel a lot better now. |
I got up (to throw) and they told me to start hurrying up. It's kind of weird, but, hey, I got warmed up real quick. It's just all about being relaxed and doing your work out there. |
I learned that I should have known better than to do that. You can't go out and try to blow the fastball by these guys. If you're just going to throw fastballs at them, then they're gonna hit it out. |
I slept all through the nighttime hoping that I would pitch well. It came true. |
I threw right down the middle, 98-plus [mph]. It got hit probably about 110 out to left field. |
I'm really pumped. I'm going to jump on the phone right now and call my mom and tell her I had a great start. |
I've always pitched with a slide step. Nobody taught it to me. I taught it to myself. I feel more comfortable that way. |
It was a big problem. But it's all right. I could only get 20. That's all I'm going to get. |
It's fun, man. It's going to be fun. It's fun right now. |
It's my softer side. I go out there and relax. I'm a big fisherman. I love to fish ... in the Pacific Ocean, for tuna and rockfish. |