Eric Gagne
Eric Gagne
Éric Serge Gagnéis a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher. After he struggled in that role, the Dodgers converted Gagné from a starter to a reliever, where for three yearshe was statistically the most outstanding closer in the game, winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period, he set a major league record by converting...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 January 1976
time trying work
But I feel better than I usually feel at this time of spring. I'm just battling, trying to get some work in.
learn mechanics step
It's not a step back, it's a step forward. When you don't do good, that's when you go in and make adjustments. You've got to learn from it, and you've got to know where your mechanics are and what you need to do to make that adjustment.
I'm up for it, ... We just need to be successful.
best describe fans feeling mean pitch words
The fans mean everything, ... The feeling I get when I pitch is amazing. It's the best feeling. Words can't describe it. The fans mean so much.
business hard side
I'm not bitter. That's the business side of it. There's no hard feeling, ... Now, it's going to be a different story.
attitude control emotions knew major matter mental
I knew I had the mental attitude to be a closer, it was just a matter of doing it in the major leagues, ... As a starter, you have to be more relaxed, you have to control your emotions more.
behind decision enjoy percent pitch
I'm very disappointed because I thought this would be behind us. It was a decision where I wanted to be 100 percent and be myself and enjoy it because I can't pitch with that kind of pain.
good-day bad-day different
I have good days and bad days, but they aren't much different.
real being-real defense
You have to be out there and have a mound presence. You have to be real aggressive and be real confident. You have to put the hitters on defense.
doubt trying want
You want to be as dominant as possible and you want to put some doubt in the hitters' heads. That's what I'm trying to do every single time I'm on the mound.
team hockey fighting
One thing about this game: It's really frustrating. In hockey, if you team's losing, you can start a fight. You can get your frustrations out.
real giving half
I'm me on the mound. I like to show my emotion, be real aggressive and give everything I've got for one half inning. I don't have to act. What you see on the mound is what I am in real life.
baseball hockey player
[In hockey] I was a goon, just protecting the better players. I've always been a better baseball player.
thinking mechanic throwing
I don't think about delivery. I don't think about mechanics. I just think about throwing hard.