Gil Meche

Gil Meche
Gilbert Allen Mecheis a former right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Shoulder and back problems caused the former first round pick to retire in 2011 at just 32 years old...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 September 1978
bullpen days pitch session wednesday
They haven't said anything to me. I had a bullpen session Wednesday and if I don't pitch I'll have to have another one, then it'll be 2-3 days after that.
middle move throw
You can throw it down the middle and let it move to the corner.
bullpen full innings manager missing proved ready rest sunday talked week
After missing a full month, I'm just not ready to start, and I think I proved that Sunday in Detroit. I pitched well out of the bullpen for two innings in Toronto, so the manager and I talked about it, and that's what I'll do the rest of the week here.
behind best guys plays tough
I think we have one of the best defenses in the league. We've got guys behind us who make the tough plays look routine.
capable cares everybody great last lost step time
I think everybody cares about what they've got to do this year. We've lost for two years in a row. Obviously, I haven't pitched great in the last two seasons. I know what I'm capable of doing or I feel like I'm capable of doing out there every time I step on the mound.
action bit confidence five gives instead mound pitches seen
It gives you a little bit more confidence on the mound when you've got five pitches instead of three. I haven't seen action on pitches like that in a while.
biggest early establish fastball focus pitches strike throw trying zone
I was able to make pitches right from the get-go. The biggest focus is trying to establish the strike zone early with my two-seam fastball and throw some changeups.
found open tape
When they first taped it up, I found that it helps. I kind of like the way it makes me feel. When I open up too quick, I can feel the tape pulling. But if I'm in the right motion, I feel nothing.
couple hopefully maintain weeks
I'll maintain it for now. Then, hopefully in a couple weeks it will be gone.
arm game ran throwing
I just got tired. I hadn't started a game in a month. And after throwing long toss, then a bullpen, I just ran out of gas. ... My arm is fine.
maybe tried wacky
I had a pretty wacky game, I never could find myself or find a rhythm. I tried everything. Maybe I tried too many things. Nothing worked.
consistent five pitches throw
I'm consistent with the five pitches I throw and doing what I want to do.
boarding east folks hit prediction storm storms sunday talk turn wondered
I called the folks on Sunday when there was talk the storm would be a big one. I wondered about boarding up my house. They said the storms aren't much when they get to us, and the prediction was this one would turn east once it hit land.
fair looking market people underpaid
I'm just looking for a fair deal. I don't want to be greedy. At the same time, I don't want to be underpaid to where people can say I didn't get market value.