Chris Carpenter
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John "Chris" Carpenteris an American retired professional baseball starting pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, he was also a three-time All-Star selection. In addition, he was twice named the Sporting News National League Pitcher of the Year, and voted for a number of Comeback Player of the Year awards for surmounting injury...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 April 1975
CityExeter, NH
believe pitch
I can't believe I won. Two years ago, I didn't know if I was ever going to pitch again.
believe dance excited gave son wife
I can't believe I won, ... My son did a little dance for me and my wife gave me a big hug. We were really excited about it.
ball control elevate game ground hit strike tough zone
I can control the game down in the strike zone with them and keep the ball down. It's tough to elevate when you hit a lot of ground balls.
balance breaking command couple defensive game kept nice throw
I had command of my sinker, command of my cutter, command of my breaking ball, and I was able to throw it where I wanted to throw it, ... I kept them off balance all night. We got some nice defensive plays, a couple nice defensive plays. It was a well-played game all around.
balance breaking command throw
I had command of my sinker, command of my cutter, and command of my breaking ball, and I was able to throw it when I wanted to throw it and keep them off balance all night,
best consistency opportunity team win
The consistency I've had, I think, is the most important thing. When I'm pitching, I feel our team is going to have an opportunity to win the game. I like that the best of everything I've accomplished this year.
box front goes last season stuff
All that stuff - the awards, the stats, all that stuff - goes back in the box when you get down here. It's not about last season anymore. It's about what's in front of us.
execute last next prepare results start
You can't take the results from your last start into your next one. You have to prepare differently and prepare yourself to go out and execute pitches.
certain competitor difference five games guys line mean point prepared ready results season start veteran weeks whatever win year
You can say whatever you want. The results weren't there but ... we've pitched well all year and we've got five veteran guys ready to go out and compete. I don't see any difference when we start the series. I think we've got guys who are going to be prepared to come out and pitch. You get to a certain point in the season with 2 1/2 weeks left. Granted, as a competitor the games mean a lot to you. You want to go out and win and do well. But we clinched and there was nothing on the line anymore.
certain competitor difference five games guys line mean point prepared ready results season start veteran weeks whatever win year
You can say whatever you want, ... The results weren't there but ... we've pitched well all year and we've got five veteran guys ready to go out and compete. I don't see any difference when we start the series. I think we've got guys who are going to be prepared to come out and pitch. You get to a certain point in the season with 2 1/2 weeks left. Granted, as a competitor the games mean a lot to you. You want to go out and win and do well. But we clinched and there was nothing on the line anymore.
confident hit location pitch quality result
I made a good, quality pitch down and away and he hit it into the seats. I was confident in the pitch, I was confident in the location and the result wasn't what I wanted.
bad hit sloppy threw
I made a bad pitch. I threw a sloppy cutter up there and he hit it.
bad good matter pitches
I made some bad pitches and even the good ones got hit. No matter what you say about it, it's unacceptable.