A guy like Sheffield, he's a professional hitter. I'm not trying to trick him or anything. ... And it worked out. |
I have no excuses. I've always been a control pitcher and think of myself as a strike thrower. I've never experienced control problems like today. I didn't make adjustments, and we all paid for it. |
I wanted to try and get something on the ground. He hit it hard, but he hit it right at Travis [Lee] and he was able to field it and make a good turn. |
It was rowdy throughout the game, |
They're very skilful, and they're very quick, and they look to be a team that will give us our best challenge to date. |
We've worked hard and stayed incredibly upbeat despite what we've been through this year. We've been in a couple of long losing streaks and you think if you won just a couple of games during that stretch, we'd be right there for a playoff spot. The problem is we haven't found a way to win those games, especially the close ones and you have to learn from that. |