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" 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. "

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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. "

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

" Every outing is a learning experience. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" When you don't have one that you throw for strikes - they are good hitters - they can cancel out one pitch and go to another. Now I have four pitches. If one's not working, I've got three others. It makes the game totally different. "

" A change of scenery can help everything. "

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

" I've done literally everything there is to do on a baseball field as a pitcher. "

" The big thing will be having two pitches you can throw for strikes and developing a change-up, too. "

" Six innings, you're doing your job. That's a good target to have, but I'm always looking to improve. There's three more innings of improvement left. "

" 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. "

" I've had the benefit of doing pretty much everything. So I'm really pretty comfortable in any situation. "

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

" You can be a two-pitch guy and be successful, but your room for error is very small. "

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

" My goal is to go out there, make every start. "

" It's pretty frustrating waiting for anything. "

" Repeating my mechanics was difficult. I was always trying to do something different to make it click. "

" 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. "

" 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 be a two-pitch guy. People tell you that, but you don't really believe it. "

" I'm pretty prepared for anything. You could shove me out there in any situation - I've done it. "

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