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" I like that the pitcher hits. I think that my feeling is that everybody should play a position. In order to hit, you have to play a position. That's just my view of it. I feel that's more baseball, and the games are managed different. I enjoy the National League, how it's played. "

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" When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those. Every once in a while, I'll look at video starts that I struggled, and sometimes in those, there is no mechanical problems; it's just, didn't have good stuff that day. "

Jacob deGrom

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" I try to keep it the same, try to stay humble. "

" I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there. "

" Play a little light catch and only some short sprints for me. Then on the day-of, it's just getting loosened up and ready to go out there and pitch. "

Jacob deGrom

Play

" Whenever we had career day at elementary school, and we could dress up like what you wanted to be, when I got on stage, mine was playing major league baseball. "

" We're pretty good at putting bunts down and really good at hitting. I know as a pitcher, when you face a pitcher you know can hit, that's not fun. I think taking pride in that, and being able to hit helps your own cause. "

" I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. It's not really a big deal to me. It actually drives me nuts. It's always in my face if I don't have a hat on. I might have to get rid of it. "

" When you have your best stuff, it's a lot easier to pitch. "

" There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome. "

" You'll hear 'Hippie,' or, 'Get a haircut.' I like it. I think it's funny because they think we've never heard that before. So, like, good one. "

" I would say I stay pretty calm. Don't let the game get too fast on me. I try to keep my emotions in check, I guess, so I don't show that anything fazes me out there. And I try to take it one pitch at a time. "

" You never want to see a guy struggle. And we've all struggled. It's part of the game. "

" I'm the kind of person that if I try to throw it hard, it doesn't come out as good. So my whole thought process is to stay smooth, stay on top of the ball, and just get my hand out in front. "

" You're going to work out and try to maintain the strength you gain in the offseason, and then you work to gain after the season is over. "

" Look good, feel good, play good. "

" The offseason is when you try to gain strength. You have 162 games during the year, so you've got to pick and choose the times work out. "

" Normally when I look at stuff, I try to look at the good things. When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those. "

" I think in high school and college, you don't really know what your routine is going to be; you're still trying to come up with it. "

" I actually had a buzz cut all the way to my junior year in college. I would just buzz my head with a one-guard all over, and then I started growing it out. When I had Tommy John, that was the last time it was buzzed. I've grown it ever since then. "

" When I'm away from the field, I show a little more emotion and stuff. "

Jacob deGrom

Away

Emotion

" My approach every game is to try to keep the ball down and get ground ball outs. "

" When I'm sleeping, if it gets in my face, sometimes it'll wake me up. "

" You've got to play every game until it's over. Baseball is a funny game, so you never know what's going to happen. "

" I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me. "

Jacob deGrom

Giving Up

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