He told me that I ran my finger over my mouth. That is what he said I was doing. I never touched my mouth while I was on the mound. I touched my face because I was sweating. |
I can't talk about the confidence [my teammates] have in me -- I think that's something you'll have to ask them. But now, I feel confident going out to the mound and what those guys are doing for me. They're scoring runs for me, and they're making my job a lot easier. |
I feel confident going out to the mound, knowing what those guys will do for me. They're scoring runs for me and that's making my job a lot easier. |
I felt better in the bullpen, |
I got the ball and calmly got off the mound and just wiped my hand slowly across my face. It's so rare (to see a ball called), because one knows you can't put your hand in your mouth. How can he think I'd do that? |
I had very good command tonight and I felt I threw the ball well. I had a very good game plan and was able to execute it. |
I really, really feel good, but I'm missing on my location, my spots. |
I was missing with location in the first with my fastball. After that, I concentrated more on throwing where the catcher was setting up. |
I went out to win, but I didn't get it. This one hurts. |
My two-seamer (fastball) really worked well today, and I went to it a lot. I felt comfortable with it, and I think today that was the key for me: getting that pitch in the location I needed. |
Our thought process, for anybody in the starting rotation, is to go out and contribute to the team, |
The turning point was hitting Luna. He struggles with breaking pitches, and that's probably what we should have went with there, but we decided to go with a fastball inside, and it got away from me. At that point, the game changed. |
The umpire was a little uncomfortable with me, but I didn't pay much attention to him. I knew I had to go to the next hitter, and that's what I concentrated on. |
The umpire was a little uncomfortable with me. I just didn't pay attention to it. The pitch was inside and I thought it was a good pitch. My only reaction was 'Wow!' and he came running at and said, 'Don't do that again. |
This year, I feel so much confidence. I don't know if it's because I have a little bit of Major League experience under my belt, but when I get on the mound, I feel really confident this year. |