Chris Reitsma
Chris Reitsma
Christopher Michael Reitsmais a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons in the majors, from 2001 until 2007, with the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 December 1977
far games mental
Every day's a battle. There's a lot of mental games going on as far as confidence.
couple days ideal love nice three
I'd love to take a couple of days off. It would be nice if we can get it clinched before we go to Florida. That would be ideal to take two or three days off.
arm couple days feels
My arm feels great. But if I could get a couple of days for my knee, that would be huge.
blew life ready
I blew it today. That's the life of a closer. I'm ready to go tomorrow.
balls box ground nobody runs second secure third three trade
Second and third with nobody out and a three-run lead, you want to trade some outs for some runs there. I was able to get three ground balls and get out of it and secure the win. It doesn't look pretty in the box score, but I think I did my job.
felt glad stay tense
It's just a little strain. I felt it tense up. I wanted to stay in, but I'm glad I didn't keep going.
glad start weird
It's been a weird start to the season. Part of me is glad to get it over with.
brought great kids work
The young kids we brought up are pretty special. They're great kids. They work hard, and they're great athletes.
again bitter blew full game leaves mouth realize taste
It's a game of inches, I guess, ... It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth a little bit and makes you realize once again that this game isn't really fair. I don't know what to say. I take full responsibility. I blew it.
best both ours potential somewhere top
They're both somewhere in the top five. I think ours has the potential to be one of the best ever.
again mound nice
It's nice to get on the mound again and get some success.
confident excited
I look at it that I'm excited to be a part of the team. They haven't told me it's my job, but I'm very confident in myself.
crazy glad goal win
Our goal is to win every series. It was a crazy one today. I'm glad we got this one.
great itself mph speaks talent throws
His talent speaks for itself he throws 100 mph and has a great slider.