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
lead looking pitches settled
When you give up a six-run lead in the first inning, that's atrocious. I was looking for some pitches and I just couldn't find them. After that first inning, I thought I settled down.
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.
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.
feeling good momentum worst
That was not a good pitch. The worst feeling in the world is when you get some momentum going and you give it right back to them. It makes it worse.
anyone ball double ground strike trying until
I wasn't trying to strike anyone out, not until I got two outs. I just couldn't get them to put the ball on the ground for a double play.
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.
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.
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.
careful fun
It's fun for me right now, but I need to be careful not to overthrow.
home positive rest
It will give me something positive to take home and rest on.
felt throwing
When I was throwing in the bullpen, I felt great,
bullpen feeling gone wear
Did I wear myself out in the bullpen? I don't know. I don't think so. I never have before. I've never gone from feeling like I did in the bullpen to feeling like I did out there on the mound.
body feeling felt pull
Before, I was feeling something when I'd pull my body through the delivery. We taped it up a little today, and it felt great.
bullpen couple left loose minutes pitches ready threw toss
When I started, I threw 10 minutes of long toss to get loose, then about 40 pitches in the bullpen and I didn't have much left for long. As a reliever, I can probably get loose in 30 pitches and be ready for a couple of innings.