Hopefully, we'll keep it at that, one surgery is enough. It is not fun. |
I didn't have my velocity and I didn't have my command, and when you don't have those two things, you're in trouble. Last year was a year I would like to forget, personally. I was terrible. |
I didn't want to get better any more just because I was out of the rotation. I wanted to get better regardless of where I was. |
I really thought I was going to have a good game and give my team a chance to win, even after the first inning, but it didn't happen. I didn't get ahead of too many hitters tonight. |
I was able to execute pitches when I had to. |
I'm just going to go out and pitch. If I pitch like I'm capable of, the opportunity will come. |
I'm not a hitter, and I have no business getting hits. I'm just fooling some guys. |
It got to a point where I was rushing through everything. I had to try and slow everything down. I never did. |
It was kind of bittersweet. |
It was two badly located fastballs right there that ended up getting me. A badly located fastball to Sierra. It was supposed to be away, it came right back to the inner third. The same thing to the next hitter. |
It's all about staying aggressive and getting ahead of hitters. I didn't get ahead of many hitters at all tonight. |
It's been an unbelievable Spring Training. After last year, to get a fresh start with a new team is the best thing that could have happened to me. These guys went through a rough time last year -- so did I -- so maybe we can all have a better year this time. |
It's nice to have that (changeup) when you're behind in the count and not limited to fastball-breaking ball that the hitters recognize out of hand early, |
It's part of the game. It happens to a lot of players. What can you do about it? I feel good. I'll go out and see what happens. |
Overall, I was a little impatient. I didn't have a lot of life on my fastball. I got behind on a lot of counts. I left the ball up a little, too. |