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" I was in the big leagues my first year in pro ball - pretty fast. I really don't think I had an understanding of what it meant to be a pitcher at that level at that point. "

Drew Pomeranz

Think

Meant To Be

Fast

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You

" I can pretty much take anything that comes at me. "

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" My dad taught me really early so I could take a lot of pressure off my elbow. Because the way I throw it, it doesn't crank up my elbow like everyone else's curveballs. "

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Pressure

" 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. "

" It hasn't been very normal in my career, but that first year in pro ball was the craziest year ever. "

" Just flush it if something bad happens. That's the way I was raised to play baseball. "

" In my bullpen sessions, I'm just trying to feel comfortable, throw strikes, and not get too complicated. "

" Pretty excited to get to Boston. Great city and great team; they're in the race. They want to win here, and that's what I want to do. "

" There is stuff going on inside me. But I have always been told to go out there and pitch like you can't tell if you just struck somebody out or just gave up a home run. If something bad happens, I don't dwell on it. Just give me the ball and let me pitch. "

Drew Pomeranz

Bad

Always

" Getting my curveball back and finding another pitch just helped me figure out how to pitch. "

" Every outing is a learning experience. "

" 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. "

" A change of scenery can help everything. "

" I just want to pitch well enough for us to win. In my mind, that's what it's all about. "

Drew Pomeranz

Enough

Want

" I don't think I put too much pressure on myself. "

" I don't mind walking guys as long as I don't give up runs. "

" The cutter has really helped me stay in the game longer and helped me get past the five, six innings a little more consistently. "

Drew Pomeranz

Stay

Little

" All I can focus on is my performance, and that's going to help me be successful, no matter where I am. "

Drew Pomeranz

Help

I Am

" As a pitcher, you can't afford to get too ticked off. "

" Just trying to go out there and do the same thing I do every time, take it one pitch at a time and give us the best chance to win. "

Drew Pomeranz

Chance

Win

" 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. "

Drew Pomeranz

Same

Hard

" My dad was a really big baseball guy who helped coach me and thought the game should be played the right way. "

Drew Pomeranz

Way

Thought

" I threw a lot of fastballs in college. "

" Seven innings, three starts in a row, that's an improvement for me, and that's what I want to do: be out there in the game longer. "

Drew Pomeranz

Game

Improvement

" I have to do a better job of learning how to adjust. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to tell yourself to get ready when it's like, 'I need to make this freaking team first.' "

" I'm 5 o'clock lightning, for sure. "

Drew Pomeranz

Sure

Lightning

" My whole career's been kind of crazy, so you can't really surprise me. "

Drew Pomeranz

You

Surprise