It's just not me out there. I'm rushing through my mechanics. I can't get my body where it needs to be. |
It's just one of those [situations] where either I am going to take it or I'm not. It's not a big deal. I'm not angry at the Pirates at all. It's just one of those situations where it's just a contract. |
It's nice to be back on the winning side. Life's always better when you are winning. I've taken a lot of ribbing from my teammates, but it feels great. |
Just facing Maddux. That's greatness, ... Any time I'm on the same field with greatness, that's something I'll always remember. |
Knowing that it feels good after that is definitely a positive sign. |
My folks had an idea of what my value was. And they wanted to stick with it. |
Nothing is a given. Anything can happen. I'm just getting my work in and trying to get better. |
Seeing that money getting spent, I think, is motivation for all of us to do better. Kevin is saying to us that the money's going to be available if you perform. |
So far it's been pretty good to me. It's such a fun place to play. It's just a good place as a baseball player to come. |
That'd be nice. Every pitcher wants to have that honor. |
That's my goal every year. Whether it happens or not this year, I don't know. |
That's what 20th-rounders get, |
The lefties that we're speaking of, they're all very different. We're all going to be able to feed off each other. If a team has trouble with lefties, they're going to have a tough time with us. Even if a team hits lefties well, they're not going to see the same kind of lefty every day. |
There's a lot of structure with him, but that's a positive. You can tell that he and the other coaches really believe in what they are teaching. And he's had success with it, so as a player, you're going to listen. |
They got the hops and bounces. I got some luck at the beginning when I came up. I'll go along and keep throwing my game. |