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
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.
against almost blue break eight expecting fact five game innings instead last mentality nine positive shut stretching
The first game after the All-Star break against the Blue Jays, I think we shut out them out and I went almost eight innings. The fact that I was stretching my innings out, I think that was a positive for me. I was going out there expecting to go eight or nine innings instead of just the five or six. I had the mentality of going eight or nine last year.
assure flat hit inside mean next player throwing type
I mean the first one, obviously, I just flat out hit him. But the next two, I like throwing inside and I'm not going to back off. I can assure you I wasn't doing it on purpose. But that's the type of player he is.
finally hold relax second tried
After the second inning, I just started to relax and let it go. I just tried to hold on. We finally made our move.
met minute next saving warm
I met him about one minute before I went out to warm up. The next thing I know, he's saving my game.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
behind closer defense good maybe
A lot of things have to go right. You have to have a good defense behind you. I look at something like that, that's very hard. I could see maybe a closer doing it, someone like (Dodgers closer Eric) Gagne, if he pitched one inning at a time.