A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
Allan James "A. J." Burnettis an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates...
couple decent feels forward knew last miss mound pain start step stretched
I just want to get stretched out, get the long-tossing done and get back on the mound and take it from there. It feels good, feels great. It's like a step forward every day. I kind of knew I'd feel decent today, thought, because I didn't have any pain the last couple of days. If I miss one start ... I think that's better than anything.
game spring start training tried
That's big to do that early. I tried to get out there and get the strut, get the glare and the feeling. This is my first spring training game with a new squad. I wanted to start off on the right foot.
home start
It's a 3-3 game. I give up a home run, it's a funeral. I'm over it, man. I've got one more start here, and that's all that matters.
feeding good riding starters
All of the starters are feeding off each other. You feel good about what's going on here. We're just riding it out.
depressing positive staff start
I've got one more start here, and that's all that matters. It's depressing around here. There's nothing positive around here. There's nothing positive on the staff now.
start
I've got one more start here, and that's all that matters.
hear roger
You hear all the hoorah about Roger Clemens being a warrior. It showed tonight. That's what he is.
hear roger
You hear about Roger Clemens being a warrior. That's what he is.
behind energy gave pumped
Every play they made behind me pumped me up even more and gave me the energy to keep going.
balls both leaked middle pitches supposed toward
Both those balls leaked over the middle right toward him and he did what you're supposed to do with them. Two pitches and that was really it.
broken cautious pain ready reason rupture scar spring unless
I don't know what reason there is to be cautious anymore. Once the tissues have broken up and there's no pain or discomfort, I don't think it's going to come back ? unless I rupture more scar tissue. I'm just going to go out like I'm getting ready for the spring again.
best bit calls came good last night phone time
I was still upset. But I got some good phone calls last night ... and that eased me up a little bit and made me feel better. It's good news, but any setback at this time is not good news. But the best came from it.
felt good step
It felt really good. It was a good day. It was a big step forward.
felt stay throw tried within work zone
It felt real good. I just tried to stay within myself out there. I didn't want to go overboard, just work down in the zone and throw strikes.