Jason Marquis
Jason Marquis
Jason Scott Marquisis an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseballfor the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins and Cincinnati Reds...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth21 August 1978
approach facing good guys happy hitters work
Those guys are pretty good hitters so you just have to approach it that way. I got my work in so I was happy about that. I was working just like I was facing the Orioles.
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They told me during last night's game that I might be starting today. I did my normal day before routine so I would be ready.
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Albert was at home plate seeing if it would hook, but it looked like it was going to stay the whole way. The distance was definitely there.
days mistakes today
Some days your mistakes are going to be hit, some days you're going to get away with them. Today wasn't one of those days.
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I think the ball may have a little extra carry on it. It just depends on how the wind is blowing. Any open stadium will do that: Blowing in or blowing out, it's going to change the effect.
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I was just trying to put the bat on the ball and make something happen with the big guy coming up behind me.
battle defense nights offense picked
My offense picked me up tonight, my defense picked me up tonight. You're going to have nights like that. You just battle through them.
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I put my team in a hole early and couldn't get out of it. Didn't do my job. I left a lot of balls up in the zone. They made me pay. ... I put my team in a bad position to win this game.
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I really had a good tempo with my delivery, which allowed me to work balls down in the zone and have life on the ball. It allowed me to get a lot of quick outs early and get my arm in a good slot every other pitch.
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In Atlanta, the fifth guy was always a younger guy who would get skipped. It didn't provide that guy the consistency he needed. Here, the last two years you knew no matter who got the ball, you had a better than average chance to win a game. It made it a lot more fun sitting on the bench watching somebody else pitch. I think they felt the same way. We care about how each other does. There's no segregation.
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I don't know if I struggled all day, I just got away from my game plan and left a few pitches up in the zone. Some days the mistakes are going be hit out and some days you get away with them.
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If I had the answer, I would have done it two months ago. You've got to go out there and keep pitching and be aggressive and try not to lose confidence and believe in yourself.
help team
I feel I could help this team in that role. If not, so be it.
baffling guy hitters knows special surprising
The guy is a special player. He knows what he's doing out there. He's been baffling hitters for a long time, so it's not surprising to see what he's doing.