Casey Fossum
Casey Fossum
Casey Paul Fossumis a former professional pitcher. Previously, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Detroit Tigers, and New York Metsof Major League Baseball, and the Hanshin Tigersof Nippon Professional Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 January 1978
changing glad
Things are changing around here. It's going to be exciting, and I'm glad I'm going to be a part of it.
ahead change gotta slow start stay stuff
You gotta get ahead and stay ahead. But if they do start fouling stuff off, change the speed. For me, that's when I put my slow one in there, something to get them off what they've been doing.
ball behind confidence defense gives hit plays putting
I was putting the ball in play and the defense made a lot of big plays behind me. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can let them hit the ball and you know they can make the play.
bad behind bunt control fell game good hit knew next pitches second threw toward won
I wasn't able to control the damage. One inning won the game for them. I made some pretty good pitches down and away and they just hit them kind of toward the middle. The bunt kind of threw me off and next thing I knew it was second and third. I just fell behind and made a bad pitch to Teixeira. I just wasn't good.
against chance changed faced game gave guys plan spring tonight training
I faced these guys in spring training and they got me pretty good. I changed my game plan against them tonight and gave us a chance to win.
bad ended example game giving good grand hit jay nightmare nine remember runs slam
I distinctly remember Jay Gibbons hit the grand slam off me at Baltimore. I think I ended up giving up nine runs in that game. It was just a nightmare game for me. That was a good example of the snowball effect. If things go bad in the first inning, I don't want it to snowball it even more.
execute figuring gotten guys hitters looking matter seen since throw
Throw something the guys aren't looking for. I think a lot of it for me now will be if I'm able to execute a lot of my pitches. It's just a matter of figuring out what they're looking for. Over time, since I've seen the hitters more, I've gotten better about doing that.
happened moved police saw stay supposed sure welcome woke
Welcome to the neighborhood, huh? It's a gated community. It's supposed to be safe. I'm not sure if we're even going to stay there now. We moved in at 8 o'clock (Thursday) night, and I woke up at 7 and saw this. The police said it happened between 4 and 5. Unbelievable.
crowd likes pitch player type
It's not like I did it on purpose. I like to pitch inside, and (Reed) likes to crowd the plate. That's the type of player he is.
fine guys hard leave luckily stranded third trying worked
It's kind of hard to leave guys stranded at third base. I was trying to get outs. If he scored, so what? Luckily things worked out fine that inning.
time
It's funny, because it was my first time ever in that pool, too.
ball helped hitters inside pitch
It really helped me get the ball inside on right-handed hitters more. I like to pitch inside. It's where I'm most effective.
care security taken
It's all taken care of. And by (Friday) night, security was already beefed up.
beginning build call condition games help innings prepare ready space three throwing took year
When I did get the call to start, it took about three games for me to build my innings up. Now, I can prepare myself to start, condition myself properly, space my throwing out, build up from the beginning this year and be ready to start. I think it's going to help me in the long run.