Curt Young
Curt Young
Curtis Allen Youngis a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, and currently serves as pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics...
arm feels time whip
He feels like he can't whip his arm like he's used to. We'll give him as much time as he needs.
days fact few food hurt last lost rich sick
The fact Rich has been sick (with food poisoning) the last few days and lost a little weight, well, we've got time. This won't hurt him.
among definitely elite few leaders next ready shown staff starting stuff
He's shown he's ready to among the elite starting pitchers. His stuff is there. He is definitely going to be one of the leaders of this staff for the next few years.
dominating game guy himself looking pushes
He's the kind of guy who is always looking to improve. He pushes himself every day. His game, when it's on, it's a dominating style.
productive
It was a very productive day for him. We accomplished what we wanted.
expect five hard innings start
It would be hard to come back and start and expect five innings and 80 pitches.
against best great knew league played remember
Everyone in the league knew he was one of the best players. I played against him then. I remember him being such a great competitor.
exception knows last nice trying
The nice thing about it is that, with the exception of Esteban, everyone else was here last year. So everyone knows the drill, what we're doing, what we're trying to do. And Esteban's a veteran, so he'll be fine.
I'd say he's done just about everything the right way so far.