Aaron Cook
Aaron Cook
individual needed pick team together
We needed to pick it up. We needed to come together as a team and find some team chemistry, not just be individual players.
compete learned needed pitch slower strikes throw velocity
I learned how to pitch better and how to compete better. I had a little slower velocity and learned how to throw my change-up for strikes when I needed to. That was a big help. It was something that I needed to go through.
chemistry
We got the chemistry thing going. Now, we're on a roll.
blew eight games runs scholars-and-scholarship team work
I've been in games where I had seven, eight runs to work with and blew that. This is a team effort.
balls both errors exact explain eye harder hit last maybe percent plays spot spring took training work
Both of the errors hit on the exact same spot on my glove, right on my thumb. We work on that every day in spring training and we get balls hit a lot harder than those two were. The only way I can explain it is that maybe I took my eye off it at the last second, because those plays should be made 100 percent of the time.
aggressive change great mentality pitch pitcher pitches type
He's aggressive with his fastball. He doesn't pitch to the park, kind of the same mentality I take out. When you're at Coors Field, you can't just say, 'I'm going to do something different.' You can't change the type of pitcher you are, you just have to go out there, be aggressive, and make your pitches. He made some great pitches today.
good seemed talking
(Wells) doesn't have the same thing I had, but it was still good talking to him. He seemed pretty comfortable with his situation.
ball blow pitch
I got that one pitch up to Howard. I didn't get in enough. I know I could blow him up if I get the ball in, but I didn't.
fastball pitch scholars-and-scholarship
I got one pitch up to him. I didn't get the fastball in enough.
came clutch good pitches
I didn't make good pitches with two outs. They came up with some clutch hits.
carries dead four games heading hopefully last might nice pitches
My last two games before this one were a little rough. I might have had a little dead arm. I'm not sure. I really had all four pitches working. It was nice to get that going heading into the season. Hopefully it carries over.
best gave home mad win
Today, my best wasn't enough to win the game. At the end of the day, you're not saying, 'I went out there and battled and only gave up one run.' I'm mad at myself that I gave up the home run.
guys hard history learned lessons playing worried
We've got 25 guys who aren't worried about history, just playing hard. We've got 25 guys who have learned some lessons the hard way.
anyone beat division teams
It's not like anyone in this division is overpowering. If teams take us for granted, we're going to beat them.