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" A change of scenery can help everything. "
Change
Help
Everything
" After the first time I got traded - I was in the bullpen warming up for a game in Double A, and I got called back in and got traded - that was probably the, like, most crazy it could be. And once I got traded, the next time it got a little easier, and I got traded the next time - it's just part of it. "
Got
Time
First Time
" All I can focus on is my performance, and that's going to help me be successful, no matter where I am. "
Me
Help
I Am
" As a pitcher, you can't afford to get too ticked off. "
Pitcher
Get
Afford
" At the end of the day, it's me versus you, and I'm trying to get you out. If I can throw you six curveballs in a row and get you out, I'm going to do it all day. "
End Of The Day
Me
I Can
" Every outing is a learning experience. "
Outing
Every
Experience
" Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time. "
Learning
Time
Learn
" Getting my curveball back and finding another pitch just helped me figure out how to pitch. "
Finding
Back
Figure
" I can pretty much take anything that comes at me. "
Anything
Me
Much
" I don't mind walking guys as long as I don't give up runs. "
Mind
Give
Guys
" I don't think I put too much pressure on myself. "
Much
Too Much
Myself
" I don't think much. I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing. Adjust on the fly if I have to. "
Keep
Going
Think
" If you don't feel right, you're going to try to tweak every pitch, every little thing, things that probably don't even need tweaking. "
You
Try
Need
" I haven't been on too many winning teams - in Oakland, we were in first place most of the year, and it was pretty fun, pretty exciting. "
Year
Fun
Winning
" I have to do a better job of learning how to adjust. "
Better
How
Job
" I just want to pitch well enough for us to win. In my mind, that's what it's all about. "
Us
Enough
Want
" I'm 5 o'clock lightning, for sure. "
Sure
Lightning
" I'm pretty prepared for anything. You could shove me out there in any situation - I've done it. "
Me
Done
You
" In my bullpen sessions, I'm just trying to feel comfortable, throw strikes, and not get too complicated. "
Trying
Comfortable
Complicated
" It hasn't been very normal in my career, but that first year in pro ball was the craziest year ever. "
Normal
Year
First
" I threw a lot of fastballs in college. "
College
Threw
Lot
" It's hard to be a two-pitch guy. People tell you that, but you don't really believe it. "
Tell
Guy
Believe
" It's hard to tell yourself to get ready when it's like, 'I need to make this freaking team first.' "
Ready
Team
Tell
" It's pretty frustrating waiting for anything. "
Waiting
Frustrating
Pretty
" I've always been fastball-curveball and really relied on that pitch, and when it goes away, it just totally changes how you attack hitters. "
Always
Changes
Just
" I've done literally everything there is to do on a baseball field as a pitcher. "
Done
Baseball
Field
" I've got four pitches now. I don't have to use them all the time, but I've got them in my pocket now for when it's necessary. "
Four
Now
Necessary
" I've had the benefit of doing pretty much everything. So I'm really pretty comfortable in any situation. "
Comfortable
Pretty
Doing
" I was 11 years old and have the same curveball I have now. So I was literally striking everybody out. I always threw hard, and I was bigger than all the kids, so I would throw hard and throw that curveball, and no one could hit me. "
Same
Hard
Me
" I was a thrower. I think I'm more of a pitcher now. "
Pitcher
I Think
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