Jeff Francis
Jeff Francis
Jeffrey William Francisis a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 January 1981
ball definitely needed point quite release trouble
It was the same thing the whole outing. I was having trouble with my release point and getting the ball where I needed to. There is definitely something that is not quite right.
bad ball came inside johnson low pitch supposed turned
Johnson was a bad pitch (that was supposed to be) low and away. The ball came over the inside part of the plate, and he turned on it.
avoided ball damage definitely good point putting quite release start
There definitely is something not quite right. The good thing is I feel like if I can find that release point and start putting the ball where I need to when I need to, good things are going to happen. I think I avoided a lot of damage that could have been done.
ball came figure happened pitches second throwing
A lot of pitches I think weren't the way I wanted them to be. The first inning I came out throwing the ball really well. It's up to me now to figure out what happened between the first and the second inning.
ball confident drop pitch talking throw
I was confident I could throw that pitch for a strike. He froze on it. If I could drop that ball in there, we're not even talking about that pitch.
ball confident drop pitch talking throw
I was confident I could throw that pitch for a strike. He froze on it. If I can drop that ball in there, we're not even talking about that pitch right there.
ball clubhouse confidence giving good hanging happened left pitches team walk
It happened very quickly. I didn't make good pitches and I left the ball up. It's very disappointing. The team put a lot of confidence in me, giving the ball in this situation. Everyone in that clubhouse was confident. But we aren't going to walk away hanging out heads.
The way I see it, I was up and down,
Fastball, it went right down the middle, and he was all over it.
might road
Right now, we might be inexperienced, ... but down the road we'll be better off.
advantage bad came eliminate fourth pitches row runs three took
The three runs in the fourth came when I made bad pitches all in a row and they took advantage of them. I have to be able to eliminate those mistakes.
telling thinks
telling you what he thinks of his fastball.
country game global
Every country has something to prove. We want to show this is a global game. It's not just America's game any more.
five soon three throwing wait
Which I think is great. I want to get out there as soon as possible, especially if I'm only throwing three innings, why wait five days?