Joe Blanton
Joe Blanton
Joseph Matthew Blantonis an American professional pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates...
atmosphere good guys keeps loose mix relaxed
It's a loose atmosphere here. I think that's good for a lot of the young guys here, we mix in pretty well and do our thing. It keeps us relaxed and confident.
almost beat blowing home homer pitch runs tough wind
It's a tough place to pitch - especially tonight, the wind was blowing out to right-center. They have some big lefties in their lineup. It's almost like you know you will give up home runs here. You want to make them solo, not let a three-run homer beat you.
game head simple slow time
It's tough. But you just have to slow everything down when you are out there. You take a little more time between pitches. You just try to slow the game down in your head and don't make it too quick. Make it as simple as possible.
faced game great guy keeping worry
I try not to worry about it. Keeping us in the game is my job. I faced a young guy with great stuff, but there's nothing I can do about it.
battling came game last playoff series spot time
When I came up last year, we were battling them for a playoff spot just like we are now. Any time we play each other it's a big series and every game is right down to the last pitch, for the most part.
face jam nice rolls season
You never want to get into a jam but it was nice because it's something I'll need to face once the season rolls around.
calm confident guess job looks nerves
(Street) has been tremendous. He looks so calm out there. He must have nerves of steel. I guess that's why we're confident he's going to get the job done every time.
calls expect pitch taught trusts
He trusts my stuff. He taught me a lot. He calls the pitch that you expect to throw.
benefits locked looks ready team
He looks like he's getting locked in. The whole team benefits from him being in the lineup. He looks like he's ready to go.
coming good last late leave outing spring start time
It's real nice, especially coming this late in the spring. You always want to have that one good outing right before you leave Spring Training, and this is my last start down here, so it was a good time for it.
balls finding gave hit holes left
I just left some balls up. I gave up 10 hits, but I didn't feel like I got hit around a lot. Balls are just finding holes right now.
close couple either gave mixed pitches row singles threw walk
I just gave up a couple of singles in a row mixed with a walk or two. I threw a lot of close pitches that could have been called either way.
bunch gets huge
It was huge in a bunch of ways. That could've been a huge momentum-turner if he gets that out.
closer definitely step
I'm definitely a big step closer to being ready.