Brandon Backe
Brandon Backe
Brandon Allen Backeis a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Houston Astros during his career...
bit front hit pitch pitches
The pitch to Cabrera was a first-pitch changeup, and I got him out in front a little bit but not enough. It's just disappointing when you make pitches like that and they hit them out of the ballpark.
ball ballpark bat expect good guy hit job putting strong
I didn't expect him to hit it out of the ballpark. That's for sure. I put the ball where I wanted, and he did a good job of putting the bat on it. He's a pretty strong guy to hit it out of the ballpark with one hand.
good hit roll
He hit good pitches. I can't even say much about it. He didn't even roll over on me. He just got under them. There's really nothing else I can say about it. Fastballs away, right where I wanted to put them.
basically cheated hit home opened pitch run
The home run that Howard got was basically a pitch that he cheated on, ... He just kind of opened up and hit a pitch. It was right where I wanted it.
gives pain shooting
Once I get going and try to give it a little oomph, it gives me that shooting pain. It's like someone stabbed me in that area.
five swing team
Once I show that I can go five innings, I'd be comfortable to get back with the team and get back in the swing of things, be involved,
ball game good outing team
I just want to go out there and give my team a good outing and keep us in the ball game as long as possible.
again balls definitely felt great ground left middle needed trying
I left some balls in the middle of the plate. I was trying to find it again today. For the most part, I felt pretty good. I got some ground balls when I needed to. I definitely wouldn't say it was a great outing.
ready
I'm just ready to get out there, ... I feel real good.
time wake
I'm very relieved. Any time you wake up and feel pretty good, it's always a positive.
Not being there has been pretty tough. But you can't really do anything about it.
bad certainly good
I want it to be a good one, ... You never want to go out on a bad note, and certainly now is not the time.
game less pitch runs series
I try to pitch every game like it's a World Series game, ... I try not to give up any runs and, if I do, to give up less runs than we score.
dugout feet games knowing sitting team wait watching wet
It's been tough. Sitting there in the dugout and watching your team play knowing that I'm not going to have anything to do with the game. Especially in games that we lose, it's really hard. I'm back now and I just can't wait to get my feet wet again.