I felt out of synch all day. The ball never felt comfortable coming out of my hand. |
I got what I was looking for ? a ground ball ? and unfortunately, it took a bad hop. |
I had been feeling good all spring. I don't know how else to put it. If they knew what I had, I wish they would tell me what I supposedly had and we could do something about it. |
I have been told to keep it open-ended, don't set myself up. |
I have never had a problem with Stone and don't believe he has a problem with me. I'm sure he's doing his job. He can say what he likes. He's well respected by fans and a lot of people in baseball. |
I heard the crowd when I walked out, ... [But] once I got out there I was pretty much dialed in ? I just tried to enjoy the experience. |
I threw a lot in the first inning, |
I was out of sync, ... I felt out of sync all day. I never was able to get into a groove, for whatever reason -- I don't know. The ball never felt comfortable coming out of my hand today. My breaking ball was awful. Some days you show up and for whatever reason it doesn't line up. |
I was probably a little tired. I was looking for a ground ball and I got it and it took a bad hop. |
I was really surprised because of the way I felt throwing. I felt like I was throwing the ball well. |
I've always said I didn't behave rudely. I just want to move on. |
I've been feeling great. I can't say that enough. I felt great throwing the ball. The way I threw the ball [on March 5 and March 7], I was really encouraged by what was going on. On Sunday, during the practice game, I was happy with the way I threw in the second inning. Everything was headed in the right direction to where I wanted to be. |
I've been on throwing programs before, but this one is a little more structured, trying to build up arm strength. I'm doing extended amounts of sets, throwing 20-25 at a certain distance and then taking a little break and going back a little bit farther. I think I'm responding to it well. We talked about it last year, that's how it would be - take it a little bit slower or a little bit more methodical. |
I've represented the country twice and played on two USA teams. It's a great experience, it's an awesome experience. You can't describe it from an athletic standpoint. |
It felt a little awkward. But it was good to get up there and to start working to try to get down there on a nice angle and see a guy with a catcher's mitt and get after it. |