Joe Nathan
Joe Nathan
Joseph Michael "Joe" Nathanis an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Nathan started out his baseball career as a shortstop in high school and while at Stony Brook University, but converted to a pitcher after being drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He worked his way through the minor leagues, alternating between spots in the rotation and the bullpen. After a few years of splitting time between the majors and the minors, Nathan had...
busting coming everyday hard hitters sit state whatever
We're not going to sit there and say that we need more runs. We know how hard it is, and it's not like our hitters need to be told. We don't need to state the obvious. They're coming in and busting their butt everyday and doing whatever they need to to get better.
almost ball break good hits huge matter moment stroke swinging
You almost know he's going to break out, that he's going to come up with huge hits for us. No matter how he's swinging the bat, at any moment he can put a good stroke on the ball and do what he did.
staff
We've got our staff back. We've got a better lineup. We're going to be a lot better.
almost feeling people
It was almost worse. It's like this feeling that you just let a whole lot of people down. I know for myself, I don't want to feel that way again.
chance good
By the end of the season, one will be entrenched as the Twins' stopper and it's a very good chance that it will be Nathan.
best innings knowing scoring stake
I wanted to keep them from scoring on Johan as best I could, knowing what's at stake for him being in the Cy Young race, ... He could use as many scoreless innings as you could get for him.
baseball best challenge easy forward good hopefully looking opening season start tough
It's going to be a tough opening month. I think most of us are just looking forward to getting the season going and looking forward to the challenge of it. Hopefully we can get off to a good start and play the best baseball right away because it's not going to be an easy stretch.
battle guys impact mental regular until
It's going to be more of a mental battle for guys that use them on a regular basis. Once they get over that, it won't impact them at all. But until then, it may.
antagonism broad concern interests members pay people perceive rid school stop trying unions
There's broad frustration and even antagonism out there. Americans perceive unions as people who put the interests of their members first. They don't feel the unions pay enough concern to getting rid of ineffective teachers. They see unions as challenging and often trying to stop school reform.
bit finish hopefully last numbers people persuade strong three top total wins
At least top three. A lot of times wins are out of your control, so all he can do is try to finish off strong with his last three (starts) and get his win total up a little bit and hopefully his other numbers are strong enough to persuade some people to go that route.
hopefully numbers prove
That's out of his control. Hopefully the other numbers prove to be stronger.
louder wish
They were loud. Every pitch, every strike, they got louder and louder. I wish it could be like that all season. I wish they'd come back.
great individual nice playing playoff trade
It's great and all. It's not like we're playing for individual things. It's nice to have but at the same time, I'd trade it in for a playoff berth.
longer next nice sitting thinking
It's really nice to get out there the next day. You don't want to be sitting down there thinking about it any longer than you have to.